The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Tung Chung Town Centre Area Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
"The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide development and redevelopment in the Tung Chung Town Centre Area," a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (June 18).
The planning scheme area, covering a total area of about 341.66 hectares, is located on the north shore of Lantau Island to the southeast of the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok. The area is the town centre of Tung Chung New Town which extends from Kei Tau Kok on the northern coast of Lantau Island in the east to Tung Chung Bay and Tung Chung Valley to its west. In the north, the area is bounded by Ying Hei Road and the existing coastline, while in the south it is enclosed by a series of mountain slopes as backdrop.
Tung Chung Town Centre Area is predominately a residential area with the provision of government, institution and community facilities and public open space.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments made to the draft Tung Chung Town Centre Area OZP No. S/I-TCTC/23, which mainly rezoned the Tung Chung Traction Substation cum Portal site and its adjoining land from "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") annotated "Traction Substation cum Portal", "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC") and areas shown as "Road" to "Residential (Group A)8" to facilitate residential development.
Other zonings shown on the OZP include "Commercial", "Residential (Group A)", "Residential (Group B)", "Village Type Development", "G/IC", "Open Space", "OU" annotated "Breakwater", "OU" annotated "Petrol Filling Station", "OU" annotated "Pier", "OU" annotated "Railway Station", "OU" annotated "Railway Ventilation and Other Associated Plants", "OU" annotated "Sewage Pumping Station", "OU" annotated "Stormwater Attenuation and Treatment Ponds", "OU" annotated "Cable Car Terminal and related Commercial Development", "Green Belt" and "Conservation Area".
The approved Tung Chung Town Centre Area OZP No. S/I-TCTC/24 is now available for public inspection during office hours at the Secretariat of the Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters of the Planning Department in North Point and Sha Tin, the Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office, the Islands District Office, the Islands Home Affairs Enquiry Centre (Tung Chung) and the Tung Chung Rural Committee.
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 plan can be viewed at the Town Planning Board's website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb).
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