The Town Planning Board today (June 14) announced amendments to the approved Tsing Yi Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
 
     The amendments mainly involve the rezoning of a site to the southeast of Tsing Sheung Road from "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") annotated "Marine-related Uses" to "OU" annotated "Container Related Uses", and incorporation of related land and sea areas into the planning scheme area and zoning the areas as "OU" annotated "Container Related Uses" for barge berthing with supporting container storage and ancillary facilities. Opportunity is also taken to amend the Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP to reflect the above amendments and to update the general information of various land use zonings, where appropriate.
 
     The draft Tsing Yi OZP No. S/TY/29, incorporating the amendments, is now available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Tsuen Wan and West Kowloon District Planning Office, and (iv) Kwai Tsing District Office.
 
     Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before August 14. Any person who intends to make a representation is advised to read the revised Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 29B on "Submission and Publication of Representations, Comments on Representations and Further Representations under the Town Planning Ordinance" (TPB PG-No. 29B) promulgated in November 2018 and taking effect in 2019. Submission of a representation should comply with the requirements set out in TPB PG-No. 29B. The Guidelines and the submission form are available at locations (i) and (ii) above and the Board's website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb).
 
     Copies of the draft Tsing Yi 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).

     The Town Planning Board announced today (June 14) that the Chief Executive in Council (CE in C) has referred two approved outline zoning plans (OZPs) to the Board for amendment to reflect the latest land use proposals in the Kwun Tong (South) and Yuen Long areas.

     Each OZP incorporating the respective amendments will be exhibited for public inspection under the provisions of the Town Planning Ordinance.

     The Kwun Tong (South) OZP was last approved by the CE in C in October 2018 and the Yuen Long OZP was last approved in October 2016.

     The Town Planning Board announced today (June 14) that the Chief Executive in Council (CE in C) has referred the approved Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street Development Scheme Plan (DSP) to the Board for amendment to reflect the latest land use proposals.

     The respective amendments will be exhibited for public inspection under the provisions of the Town Planning Ordinance.

     The URA Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street DSP was last approved by the CE in C in May 2012.

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     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 14) that Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool in Yuen Long District has been temporarily closed for cleaning and superchlorination following the discovery of a small amount of vomit in the pool.

     It will be reopened at 7.30pm today.

     The department appeals to swimmers to be considerate and to keep swimming pools clean. They are advised not to swim after a full meal and should use the toilet facilities if necessary before swimming.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (June 14) announced that confirmation was received from the Medical Council of Hong Kong on the approval of seven applications of non-locally trained doctors for practice with limited registration in public hospitals to help relieve the frontline workload. Among the seven applications, five are new applications while the other two are for renewal. The seven doctors will be serving in emergency medicine, family medicine, neurosurgery, paediatrics and radiology departments.

     The overseas recruitment of non-locally trained doctors will continue. Up to May 2019, there are 14 non-locally trained doctors who have been assessed to be eligible for the recruitment exercise considered suitable for appointment after interviews by user departments. All the applicants have fulfilled related qualification requirements recognised by the constituent colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and they all have license to practise in their respective countries. The HA will submit limited registration applications for non-locally trained doctors by batches according to their intended date of reporting for duty. The recruitment of non-locally trained doctor has been progressing well, with ongoing applications for positions in the HA received. Selection interviews will be arranged for the eligible applicants.

     Currently, there are 12 non-locally trained doctors working in public hospitals under limited registration to relieve manpower shortage and workload pressure of frontline doctors in the specialties of anaesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and radiology. 

     Since April this year, the HA has expanded the scope of the limited registration recruitment scheme to all specialties at the rank of Service Resident, and to recruit non-locally trained specialists at the rank of Associate Consultant in eight specialties (anaesthesia, anatomical pathology, cardiothoracic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, radiology and nuclear medicine) which face a significant shortage of specialists.