Approved Ma On Shan Outline Zoning Plan amended
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The Town Planning Board today (September 15) announced amendments to the approved Ma On Shan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
The amendment mainly involves incorporation of strips of land located to the south of Chevalier Garden along Mui Tsz Lam Road and near Mui Tsz Lam Village into the planning scheme area and zoning them as "Green Belt".
Opportunity is also taken to amend the Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP to reflect the above amendments and to update the general information of various land use zonings and the planning area, where appropriate.
The draft Ma On Shan OZP No. S/MOS/27, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Sha Tin, Tai Po and North District Planning Office, (iv) the Sha Tin District Office and its sub-office in Ma On Shan, and (v) the Sha Tin Rural Committee.
Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before November 15. Any person who intends to make a representation is advised to read the Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 29C on "Submission and Processing of Representations and Further Representations" (TPB PG-No. 29C).
Submission of a representation should comply with the requirements set out in TPB PG-No. 29C. In particular, the representer should take note of the following:
* If the representer fails to provide his or her full name and the first four alphanumeric characters of his or her Hong Kong identity card or passport number as required under TPB PG-No. 29C, the representation submitted shall be treated as not having been made; and
* The Secretariat of the Board reserves the right to require the representer to provide identity proof for verification.
The Guidelines and the submission form are available at the above locations (i) and (ii) and the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk/).
Copies of the draft Ma On Shan 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 Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk/).
Ends/Friday, September 15, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00
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