Kwun Tong (North) Outline Zoning Plan Amendments Announced by Town Planning Board

Approved Kwun Tong (North) Outline Zoning Plan amended

​The Town Planning Board today (August 8) announced amendments to the approved Kwun Tong (North) Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

The amendments mainly involve rezoning a site to the east of Po Tat Estate from "Green Belt" and a site to the north of Po Lam Road from "Open Space" to "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Commercial/Residential Development cum Public Transport Facilities".

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 scheme area, where appropriate.

The draft Kwun Tong (North) OZP No. S/K14N/16, incorporating the amendments, is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Kowloon District Planning Office, (iv) the Kwun Tong District Office, (v) the Sai Kung District Office, and (vi) the Hang Hau Rural Committee.

Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before October 8. Any person who intends to make a representation is advised to read the Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 29C on "Submission and Processing of Representations and Further Representations" (TPB PG-No. 29C).

Submission of a representation should comply with the requirements set out in TPB PG-No. 29C. In particular, the representer should take note of the following:

* If the representer fails to provide his or her full name and the first four alphanumeric characters of his or her Hong Kong identity card or passport number as required under TPB PG-No. 29C, the representation submitted shall be treated as not having been made; and

* The Secretariat of the Town Planning Board reserves the right to require the representer to provide identity proof for verification.

The Guidelines and the submission form are available at the above locations (i) and (ii) and the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).

Copies of the draft Kwun Tong (North) OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centre in North Point. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).

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Applications invited for Main Fund of Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation

The following is issued on behalf of the Sir David Trench Fund Committee:

The Sir David Trench Fund Committee is inviting eligible organisations to apply for projects funded by the Main Fund of the Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation for 2026-27.

The Fund is to be used for the provision of facilities and purchase of equipment for projects in the furtherance of the objectives of the Fund. In keeping with the donor's wishes, emphasis is placed on encouraging the purposeful use of leisure by young people.

Three categories of grants are available under the Fund. Details are as follows:

Type of project

Funding scope

Amount of grant per application

Application

deadline

Non-Capital Works Project

Purchase of sports and recreational equipment

for collective use

Between $2,000 and $90,000

March 31, 2026

Capital Works Project

Building of new

recreational facilities

The grant ceiling is $700,000

March 31, 2026

Special Project

Construction and improvement of sports facilities as well as procurement of sports equipment for promotion of sports development in Hong Kong

Between $700,000 and $4,000,000

March 31, 2026

(first batch), and

August 31, 2026 (second batch)

Each applicant organisation can only submit one application under each type of project within that year. The application guidelines and application forms are available on the website of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (www.cstb.gov.hk/en/councils-boards-and-committees/sir-david-trench-fund-committee.html).

For enquiries, please contact the Secretariat of the Sir David Trench Fund Committee at 3509 7068 or 3509 8039.

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