Tung Chung Valley Outline Zoning Plan Amendments Announced by Town Planning Board

Approved Tung Chung Valley Outline Zoning Plan amended

The Town Planning Board today (October 31) announced amendments to the approved Tung Chung Valley Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at the junction of Yu Tung Road and Chung Mun Road from "Residential (Group C)2" to "Residential (Group B)" with stipulation of building height restrictions; (ii) rezoning of six strips of land near Hau Wong Temple, Ngau Au and Shek Mun Kap from area shown as 'Road' to "Commercial (2)" ("C(2)"), "Open Space" ("O"), "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC"), "Village Type Development", "Green Belt", "Other Specified Uses annotated Polder" and "Conservation Area"; (iii) rezoning of a small piece of land near Hau Wong Temple from "G/IC" to "O"; and (iv) revision of the stipulated building height restriction of a small piece of land to the south of Hau Wong Temple zoned "G/IC" from 4 storeys to 1 storey.

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 Tung Chung Valley OZP No. S/I-TCV/3, 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 Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office, (iv) the Islands District Office, (v) the Islands District Office Tung Chung Sub-office, and (vi) the Tung Chung Rural Committee.

Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before December 31. 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) as well as the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).

Copies of the draft Tung Chung Valley 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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Man sentenced to three months' imprisonment for operating unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals and selling prohibited food

A man pleaded guilty at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (June 3) to charges of operating an unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals, and selling prohibited food at a goat farm in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, in breach of the Slaughterhouses Regulation and the Food Business Regulation. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for each of the three charges by the Court, with the sentences to run concurrently.

The spokeman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said that the FEHD conducted a blitz operation with the Police on April 16 this year, successfully cracked down on illegal goat slaughtering activities and the sale of prohibited food at the goat farm, and arrested and charged the man.

Under the Slaughterhouses Regulation and the Food Business Regulation, operating an unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals, or sale of prohibited food are serious offences. Upon conviction, offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment up to six months.

The spokesman emphasised the FEHD's deep concern and strong commitment to combating the illegal slaughtering of food animals and the sale of prohibited food through stringent enforcement actions against violations. Anyone who discovers suspected illegal slaughtering activities or has doubts about the origin of meat being sold by retailers can report it by calling 1823.

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