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The Town Planning Board today (July 25) announced amendments to the approved Mong Kok Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
The amendments mainly involve revision to the annotations of the "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") zones for Mass Transit Railway and Mong Kok East Station development. Amendment has also been made to the Notes for the "Residential (Group E)" and "OU" annotated "Business" zones in accordance with the Revised Master Schedule of Notes to Statutory Plans.
The draft Urban Renewal Authority Anchor Street/Fuk Tsun Street Development Scheme Plan (DSP) No.S/K3/URA1/1 has replaced the approved Mong Kok OZP No.S/K3/24 relating to the area delineated and described therein from the date the exhibition of the DSP is first notified in the Gazette on July 25, 2008.
The draft Mong Kok OZP No.S/K3/25, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during normal office hours at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters in North Point and Sha Tin, the Tsuen Wan and West Kowloon District Planning Office and the Yau Tsim Mong District Office.
Any person can make written representation in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before September 25. Representations made to the Town Planning Board will be available for public inspection.
Copies of the draft OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed at the Town Planning Board's website at http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb.
Ends/Friday, July 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 14:50
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