Page 3 - Town Planning Board Report 2015-2017

Contents

Chairperson’s Foreword 2

Town Planning Board’s Work of 2015-2017 at a Glance 4

Part 1 Establishment and Functions

Town Planning Board and Planning Committees 5
• Establishment and Functions
• Membership, Meetings and Members

• Composition of Town Planning Board in 2017
Overseas and Local Site Visits 12

Part 2 Highlights of 2015-2017

Reviewing Land Use and Increasing Development Intensity 17
Railway Property Development 21

Conservation and Development in Northern Lantau 23
Innovation and Technology Park at the Lok Ma Chau Loop 26

Part 3 Other Major Work of 2015-2017

Protecting the Countryside and Village Setting 27
Urban Renewal and Heritage Preservation 30
Housing Development in Yuen Long South 34

Town Planning Board Guidelines 35
Amendments to the Master Schedule of Notes to Statutory Plans, 36
Definition of Terms Used in Statutory Plans and Board Use Terms
Electronic Planning Application Submission System 36

Appendices
Appendix I Plan Preparation 37

Appendix II Representations and Comments on Representations 54
Appendix III Applications for Amendment of Plan 64
Appendix IV Planning Applications 70

Appendix V List of Town Planning Board Guidelines 79
as at 31 December 2017