Approved Kwun Tong (South) Outline Zoning Plan amended
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The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site to the west of Lai Yip Street from "Government, Institution or Community (1)" ("G/IC(1)"), "Open Space" ("O") and areas shown as 'Road' to "Commercial (1)" ("C(1)") for commercial development; (ii) rezoning a strip of land to the north of Hoi Bun Road from "G/IC(1)" and "C(1)" to an area shown as 'Road'; (iii) rezoning a site to the south of How Ming Street from "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Business 1" to "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Business" to reflect the completed development; (iv) incorporating the area covered by the approved Urban Renewal Authority Kwun Tong Town Centre - Yuet Wa Street Site Development Scheme Plan No. S/K14S/URA2/2 into the OZP and zoning the area mainly as "Residential (Group B)1" and a strip of land shown as 'Road'; and (v) rezoning a strip of land along Hang On Street from "O" to "G/IC" to reflect the completed development.
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 scheme area, where appropriate.
The draft Kwun Tong (South) OZP No. S/K14S/25, incorporating the amendments, is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Kowloon District Planning Office and (iv) the Kwun Tong District Office.
Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before December 20. 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 Town Planning 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 Kwun Tong (South) 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 on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, October 20, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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