The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Shau Kei Wan Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
"The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment in the Shau Kei Wan area," a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (May 24).
The planning scheme area, covering an area of about 201 hectares in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, is bounded by Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter to the north and Tai Tam Country Park to the south. To the east is Heng Fa Chuen and to the west are the residential developments of Lei King Wan, Taikoo Shing and Kornhill.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments shown on the draft Shau Kei Wan OZP No. S/H9/19, which mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at A Kung Ngam Village (AKNV) and its adjacent areas from "Open Space" ("O"), "Green Belt", "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Business" ("OU(B)"), "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Comprehensive Recreational Development Area" and areas shown as 'Road' to "Residential (Group A) 6", and a site to the north of Ming Wah Dai Ha from "O", "Residential (Group A)" and "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC") to "Residential (Group A) 5" for public housing developments; (ii) rezoning a site at 5 AKNV Road from "OU(B)" to "OU(B)1" to facilitate the wholesale conversion of an existing building to a hospital; and (iii) rezoning a site at 456 Shau Kei Wan Road from "G/IC", "O" and an area shown as 'Road' to "G/IC(1)" to facilitate the redevelopment of an existing social services building.
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP are amended to take into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning circumstances, where appropriate.
The approved Shau Kei Wan OZP No. S/H9/20 is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Hong Kong District Planning Office, and (iv) the Eastern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre.
Copies of the approved 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 Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
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