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The Town Planning Board today (May 24) announced amendments to the approved Wan Chai North Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
The amendments mainly involved the rezoning of the site bounded by Road P2, Fleming Road, Tonnochy Road, Great Eagle Centre and Harbour Centre from "Government, Institution or Community(1)" ("G/IC(1)"), "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") annotated "Railway Station Facilities", "OU" annotated "Railway Ventilation Building", "OU" annotated "Amenity Area", "OU" annotated "Landscape Elevated Walkway" and areas shown as "Road" to "Comprehensive Development Area"; the Atrium Link Extension site between the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and the HKCEC Extension from "OU" annotated "Pedestrian Walkway with Ancillary Exhibition Facilities", "OU" annotated "Amenity Area" and areas shown as "Road" to "OU" annotated "Exhibition Centre"; and the site occupied by Harbour View International House at 4 Harbour Road from "G/IC" to "G/IC(5)" with the inclusion of "Hotel (for 'G/IC(5)' only)" and "Residential Institution (for 'G/IC(5)' only)" under Column 2 of the Notes for "G/IC" zone. Opportunity has also been taken to make minor boundary adjustment to rezone a strip of land from an area shown as "Road" to "G/IC(1)" according to the gazetted road alignment of Tonnochy Road and to amend the Notes of the Plan in accordance with the revised Master Schedule of Notes to Statutory Plans endorsed by the Town Planning Board.
The draft Wan Chai North OZP No. S/H25/3, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during office hours at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters of the Planning Department in North Point and Sha Tin, the Hong Kong District Planning Office, the Wan Chai District Office and the Eastern District Office.
Any person can make written representation in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before July 24. 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 (www.info.gov.hk/tpb).
Ends/Friday, May 24, 2013
Issued at HKT 16:00
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