Draft Wan Chai Outline Zoning Plan approved
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"The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment within the Wan Chai area," a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (April 24).
The planning scheme area, covering an area of about 89 hectares, is bounded by Gloucester Road to the north; Percival Street to the east; Leighton Road, Queen's Road East and Kennedy Road to the south; and Monmouth Path and Arsenal Street to the west.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments shown on the draft Wan Chai OZP No. S/H5/32, which mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at Sau Wa Fong and St. Francis Street from "Residential (Group A)", "Residential (Group C)" ("R(C)") and an area shown as "Road" to "Residential (Group A)9" for a residential development with commercial uses; (ii) rezoning a site at Nam Koo Terrace (NKT) and adjoining land (the NKT site) from "Comprehensive Development Area", "R(C)" and an area shown as "Road" to "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") annotated "Residential Development with Historic Building Preserved" for a comprehensive residential development with in-situ preservation of the historic building of NKT for adaptive reuse for cultural and commercial facilities, and provision of open space open to the public; and (iii) rezoning a strip of government land on the stairs of Ship Street from "Open Space" to "OU" annotated "Elevated Walkway" to facilitate connection between the NKT site and Hopewell Mall and Hopewell Hotel.
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP have been amended to reflect the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zonings and the planning circumstances, where appropriate.
The approved Wan Chai OZP No. S/H5/33 is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Hong Kong District Planning Office and (iv) the Wan Chai Home Affairs Enquiry Centre.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centre in North Point. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, April 24, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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