The Labour Department (LD) is investigating a fatal work accident in Tsuen Wan this afternoon (May 8) in which a man died. The LD immediately deployed staff to the scene upon receiving a report… read more
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health has announced that as of 4pm today (May 8), no new local confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been recorded, and that the number of cases in Ho… read more
The Town Planning Board announced today (May 8) that the Chief Executive in Council has referred the approved Tai Po Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) to the Board for amendment to reflect the latest land use proposals. &nbs… read more
The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
“The approved OZP provides a statutory land use framework to guide development and redevelopment in the Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay area,” a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (May 8).
The Planning Scheme Area (the Area), covering about 341 hectares of land, is located within Kwun Tong District in East Kowloon. The Area is divided by Kwun Tong Road into two portions characterised by residential clusters to the east and employment clusters to the west in Kowloon Bay.
About 66.8 hectares of land is zoned “Residential (Group A)” covering the major existing residential developments in the Area as well as the proposed residential sites at Wang Chiu Road and Choi Wing Road. A medium-density residential site with an area of about 4.7 hectares abutting Lee On Road in the north-eastern part of the Area, namely Shun Chi Court, is zoned “Residential (Group B)”.
A number of sites with a total area of 2.4 hectares in Kowloon Bay are zoned “Commercial” to provide for commercial developments.
About 44.3 hectares of land is zoned “Other Specified Uses” (“OU”). The major areas are the “OU” annotated “Business” zone which covers the existing industrial area in Kowloon Bay and is intended for a mixture of non-polluting industrial, office and commercial uses; the “OU” annotated “Mass Transit Railway Depot with Commercial and Residential Development Above” zone; and the “OU” annotated “Commercial Uses with Public Transport Terminus” zone at the junction of Sheung Yuet Road and Wang Kwun Road which has been developed for the specified uses.
To serve the needs of the local and district population, about 49.6 hectares and 48.3 hectares of land are zoned “Government, Institution or Community” and “Open Space” respectively. Some 52.6 hectares of land, covering mainly steep hillslopes in the eastern periphery of the Area, is zoned “Green Belt”.
The approved Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay OZP No. S/K13/30 is now available for public inspection during normal 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 Kowloon District Planning Office and the Kwun Tong District Office.
Copies of the approved plan are available for sale at Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the plan can be viewed at the Town Planning Board’s website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb). read more
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today (May 8) the outcome of the Stage 2 application exercise for allocating space to law-related organisations (LROs) in the Legal Hub for the provision of legal and dispute resolution services.
To enhance and promote Hong Kong’s status as an international legal hub for legal, deal-making and dispute resolution services, the Government will provide certain space to LROs in the West Wing of the former Central Government Offices (CGO) and the former French Mission Building. Together with the DoJ offices in the Main Wing, the East Wing and part of West Wing of the former CGO, the whole area is intended to form a Legal Hub at the heart of Hong Kong.
The Committee on Provision of Space in the Legal Hub considered a total of eight applications received under the Stage 2 application exercise. After assessing the applications based on the relative merits of the respective organisations, the Committee recommended that the application of the following six LROs should be supported.
1. eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre Limited
2. Global Chinese Speaking Lawyers’ Association Limited
3. Hong Kong Academy of Law Limited
4. Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group
5. Hong Kong Society of Notaries
6. The Law Society of Hong Kong
Taking together the 17 LROs recommended under Stage 1 and supplementary application exercises (information is available at www.doj.gov.hk/eng/public/pr/20170301_pr1.html and www.doj.gov.hk/eng/public/pr/20170609_pr1.html), a total of 23 LROs have been recommended by the Committee. These LROs, all of which have confirmed acceptance of the offer of space in the Legal Hub, cover a good mix of reputable local, regional and international organisations specialising in different legal or dispute resolution services or functions, thereby reflecting Hong Kong’s status as a leading centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region. The space in the Legal Hub is handed over to the recommended LROs by phases, and they are expected to move in from the second quarter of 2020 onwards. read more