Approved Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling Outline Zoning Plan amended
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     The Town Planning Board today (May 15) announced amendments to the approved Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

     The amendments mainly involve rezoning of an area in Ping Che from ¡§Agriculture¡¨ to ¡§Government, Institution or Community(1)¡¨ (¡§G/IC(1)¡¨) zone to facilitate the expansion of the adjoining Wun Chuen Sin Kwoon (WCSK) and associated columbarium use. The zoning boundary of the ¡§G/IC¡¨ zone for the existing WCSK has been slightly adjusted to tally with the land grant document.

     Meanwhile, a set of Notes for the ¡§G/IC(1)¡¨ zone has been added, and the Notes for the ¡§Industrial (Group D)¡¨ and ¡§Open Storage¡¨ zones revised.

     The draft Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling OZP No. S/NE-TKL/13, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during office hours at the Town Planning Board Secretariat; the Planning Enquiry Counters in North Point and Sha Tin; the Sha Tin, Tai Po and North District Planning Office; the North District Office; and the Fanling and Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committees.

     Any person can make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Board¡¦s secretary by July 15, 2009. Representations made to the Board will be available for public inspection.

     Copies of the draft Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling OZP No. S/NE-TKL/13 are on sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei.  The electronic version of the plan can be viewed at the Board's website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb/).

Ends/Friday, May 15, 2009
Issued at HKT 15:16

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