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3 其他主要工作
Other Major Work
Outline Zoning Plan Amendments
Building Height and/or Plot Ratio Kwai Chung Outline Zoning Plan
Restrictions Review on Outline Zoning Plans
Kwai Chung comprises a mix of residential, commercial,
In order to provide better planning control, address the industrial uses as well as major territorial facilities such
public aspiration for a better living environment and greater as the container port. In order to prevent out-of-context
certainty in the statutory planning system, the OZPs buildings in the area, the Kwai Chung OZP No. S/KC/26
have been progressively reviewed to stipulate, where was exhibited on 20 April 2012 mainly to incorporate
appropriate, development restrictions to guide future building height restrictions for various development
development and redevelopment. Up to the end of 2011, zones not yet subject to such restriction.
the Board had reviewed 32 OZPs to incorporate building
height and/or PR restrictions. Another three OZPs were The building height concept for Kwai Chung aimed
reviewed in the period from 2012 to 2014. In determining at exemplifying the valley-like terrain of the area while
the building height restrictions, the Board would generally preserving the backdrop of Golden Hill, with higher
take into account relevant considerations including urban building height bands near the MTR stations while
design, local topography and characteristics, air ventilation, lower building height bands along the waterfront area.
and the need to balance the public interests and private The Kwai Chung Container Terminals at the gateway of
development right. breezeway and adjacent to the visual corridor of Rambler
Channel were subject to building height restrictions
ranging from 25mPD to 110mPD to reflect their existing
building heights.
After giving consideration to the 13 representations and
1,925 comments on 12 and 26 October 2012 in respect
of the OZP, the Board decided not to propose any
amendment to the OZP to meet seven of the
representations and to defer consideration of the
remaining representations related the building height
restriction imposed on the Kwai Chung Container
Terminals. PlanD was requested to liaise with the
representers regarding their future expansion proposals
and to assess the cumulative impact of the proposals
for further consideration of the representations by the
Board. In April 2015, the Board further considered
these remaining representations and agreed to propose
amendments to the OZP.
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