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The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Mallory Street/Burrows Street Development Scheme plan (DSP).
"The approved DSP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the implementation of the Urban Renewal Authority Mallory Street/Burrows Street Development Scheme", a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (June 9).
The Development Scheme Area, covering about 780 square metres, is generally bounded by Mallory Street and Burrows Street.
The Area is designated as "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Open Space and Historical Buildings Preserved for Cultural and Commercial Uses". It is planned to be developed by means of the Development Scheme prepared under section 25 of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance.
The Development Scheme intends primarily to facilitate in-situ preservation and adaptive re-use of the historical buildings fronting Mallory Street for cultural and commercial uses, together with the provision of outdoor open-air public space for recreational uses serving the need of local residents as well as the general public.
The approved DSP No. S/H5/URA1/2 is now available for public inspection during normal office hours at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters in North Point and Sha Tin, the Hong Kong District Planning Office and the Wan Chai District Office.
Copies of the approved DSP 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 on the Town Planning Board's website at http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb.
Ends/Friday, June 9, 2006
Issued at HKT 15:20
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