ýÿThe Town Planning Board today (October 20) announced amendments to the approved Tuen Mun Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).

     The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at the upper section of Hong Po Road from "Green Belt" ("GB") and an area shown as 'Road' to "Residential (Group A)28" ("R(A)28"); (ii) rezoning a site at the junction of Hong Po Road, Tsing Lun Road and Ng Lau Road from "Residential (Group E)1" ("R(E)1") and an area shown as 'Road' to "R(A)28"; (iii) rezoning a site to the west of Ng Lau Road from "R(E)1" to "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC"); (iv) rezoning a site in Tuen Mun Area 9 from "Comprehensive Development Area (1)" ("CDA(1)"), "Comprehensive Development Area (2)" and an area shown as 'Road' to "Commercial (2)"; (v) rezoning a site adjacent to Ho Tin Light Rail Station from "CDA(1)" to "Open Space"; and (vi) rezoning two sites to the west and further west of Hing Fu Street from "GB" to "G/IC(3)" and "G/IC(4)" respectively.

     Opportunity is also taken to amend the Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP to reflect the above amendments and to update the general information of various land use zonings and the planning scheme area, where appropriate.

     The draft Tuen Mun OZP No. S/TM/38, 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 Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West District Planning Office, (iv) the Tuen Mun District Office and (v) the Tuen Mun 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 20. 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 under the Town Planning Ordinance" (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 Tuen Mun OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).

Ends/Friday, October 20, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00

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