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The Planning Department (PlanD) and the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (December 7) launched the Stage 1 Community Engagement for the Planning and Engineering Study on Future Land Use at the Ex-Lamma Quarry Area.
The Study commenced early this year mainly to examine the future land use and explore the development potential of the Ex-Lamma Quarry site, including residential development and other compatible uses.
"Our vision is to reshape the Ex-Lamma Quarry into a green and sustainable waterfront community that meets land-use needs while complementing the local character," a spokesman for PlanD said.
The Ex-Lamma Quarry site is located on the northern coast of Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island. After cessation of quarrying operations, a rehabilitation programme commenced in 1995 and completed in 2002. The Ex-Lamma Quarry site comprises 20 hectares of platform area, 1 kilometre of coastline and a man-made lake.
There is a two-stage community engagement programme for this Study. The two-month Stage 1 Community Engagement aims to seek views from the public on the initial land-use options at the Study Site. The views collected will provide essential inputs to the formulation of the preferred option at the next stage of the Study. Detailed technical assessment will be conducted at the subsequent stage of the Study to ascertain the feasibility of the preferred land-use option.
PlanD and CEDD will brief and consult the Islands District Council and Southern District Council, Lamma Island (North) & (South) Rural Committees, the Town Planning Board and the Legislative Council. Roving exhibitions will be held at different locations during the community engagement period. A community workshop will be organised at Sok Kwu Wan, together with a community forum and a public forum held in Yung Shue Wan and the City Gallery, Central, in January 2013.
The "Planning and Engineering Study on Future Land Use at Ex-Lamma Quarry Area at Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island" website (www.ex-lammaquarry.hk), is officially launched. Relevant details of the Study will soon be uploaded to the Study's website. Members of the public are invited to express their views through the following channels on or before February 6, 2013:
Planning Department - Special Duties Section
e-mail: sdpd@pland.gov.hk
Fax: 2577 3075
Post: 16/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Civil Engineering and Development Department - Hong Kong Island and Islands Development Office
e-mail: lamma@cedd.gov.hk
Fax: 2577 5040
Post: 13/F, North Point Government Offices,333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Ends/Friday, December 7, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:00
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