(Site A1) Kennedy Town
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Kennedy Town (Site A1) Area (Plan A1) : “I” Zone 2008 2014^ Difference (in ha) (about) 0.76 0.62 -0.14@ No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 2008 2014^ Difference Occupied 2 2 - Wholly vacant - - - Under renovation - - - Tot al 2 2 - Other Building(s)/Site(s) : 2008 2014 Difference Private Nil Government Nil ^ Survey undertaken in May 2014. @ Involving part of the Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground at Sai Ning Street rezoned from “I” to “Undetermined” in February 2011. Details of Private Industrial Buildings Total No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 2 Total No. of Units Involved : 1 Total GFA* Involved (about) : 51,141m2 No. of Units Successfully Surveyed : 1 (100.0%) Total GFA * Successfully Surveyed (about) : 51,141m2 (100.0%) No. of Buildings Wholly Under Occupied Tot al vacant renovation No. of Storeys 1 - 7 storeys - - - - 8 - 19 storeys 2 - - 2 20 storeys or above - - - - Land Ownership (as at end June 2014) Single 2 - - 2 Multiple - - - - Building Age (as at end March 2014) < 15 years - - - - 15 – 29 years 2 - - 2 30 years or above - - - - Building Condition Good - - - - Fair 2 - - 2 Poor - - - - * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town “I” Area 1 Surrounding Land Uses : Pier, residential developments, industrial buildings in Kennedy Town “R(E)” area, underground refuse transfer station, government, institution and community uses (including public mortuary and salt water pumping station), open spaces, bus terminus, temporary uses (including works site for West Island Line) and green belt zone. Vacancy Rate (based on GFA*) PlanD’s Area Assessments “I” Zone 2005 Area 2009 Area Survey in 2013-2014 Assessments Assessments Territorial 7.0% 6.5% 3.5% Hong Kong Island 9.2% 7.8% 1.1% Kennedy Town - - -# # Survey undertaken in May 2014. Derived from R&VD’s Raw Data “I” Zone 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial 4.5% 5.0% 4.6% 3.3% 4.7% 2.4% Hong Kong Island 7.0% 7.0% 6.2% 4.5% 7.3% 1.2% Kennedy Town - - - - - - Tak e-up (derived from R&VD’s raw data and based on BD’s Monthly Digests) “I” Zone 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial (m2)* 54,071 -49,072 224,505 143,426 -122,913 219,561 Hong Kong Island (m2)* 595 -595 9,417 16,893 -25,736 61,309 Kennedy Town (m2)* - - - - - - Subdivision of Units Types of Units Units GFA* No. % m2 % Non-subdivided Units 1 100.0 51,141 100.0 Subdivided Units - - - - Total 1 51,141 Predominant Uses 2005 2008 2014^ GFA* (m2) % GFA* (m2) % GFA* (m2) % Manufacturing/Workshop - - - - - - Warehouse/Storage 51,141 100.0 51,141 100.0 51,141 100.0 Office - - - - - - Others - - - - - - Vacant - - - - - - Under Renovation - - - - - - Non-response - - - - - - Total 51,141 51,141 51,141 ^ Survey undertaken in May 2014. * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town “I” Area 2 Comparison of Industrial Buildings in Adjoining “R(E)” Area Subject “I” Adjoining “R(E)” Overall Area Area# GFA* % GFA* % GFA* % (m2) (m2) (m2) Manufacturing/Workshop - - 1,913 9.3 1,913 2.7 Warehouse/Storage 51,141 100.0 13,064 63.6 64,205 89.6 Office - - 2,060 10.0 2,060 2.9 Others - - 569 2.8 569 0.8 Vacant - - 422 2.1 422 0.6 Under Renovation - - - - - - Non-response - - 2,509 12.2 2,509 3.5 Total 51,141 20,537 71,678 # Involving two private industrial buildings in adjoining Kennedy Town “R(E)” area (Site D1) (Plan A1). Business Nature and No. of Workers in Occupied Units Business Nature Occupied Units GFA* No. of Workers No. % m2 % No. % Manufacturing - - - - - - Non-manufacturing^ 1 100.0 51,141 100.0 80 100.0 Total 1 51,141 80 ^ The only non-manufacturing business involved is transportation, storage, postal and courier services (based on the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 adopted by the Census and Statistics Department). Area Assessment The area (about 0.6 ha) covers two godown buildings with associated wharf facilities zoned “OU” annotated “Pier” (Plan A1). The area, which is to the north of the Kennedy Town “R(E)” area (Site D1). In the 2009 Area Assessments, it was proposed to be rezoned for other environmentally compatible use(s), subject to the recommendations of the Land Use Review on the Western Part of Kennedy Town (the Land Use Review) undertaken by PlanD. According to the revised land use proposal of the Land Use Review briefed to the Central and Western District Council in March 2015, the subject area is proposed mainly for commercial, leisure and tourism-related uses. Without any addition or demolition of the existing industrial buildings since the completion of the 2009 Area Assessments, the total industrial stock in the area remains at about 0.05 million m2 GFA. Both godown buildings in the area are under single ownership and in fair condition. One building is 29 years old and has 13 storeys, while another one is 25 years old and has 16 storeys. Same as the 2009 Area Assessments, both godown buildings are found fully occupied in the latest survey. No subdivided unit was found in both buildings. In terms of usage, all the GFA is still predominantly for Warehouse/Storage use. If taking into account the two godown buildings in the subject “I” area and the two industrial buildings in the nearby Kennedy Town “R(E)” area together, the overall vacancy is about 0.6% only. Warehouse/Storage is still the largest user, occupying about 89.6% of * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town “I” Area 3 the GFA, followed by Office (about 2.9%) and Manufacturing/Workshop (about 2.7%). “Other Uses” account for 0.8% of the GFA. In terms of employment, about 80 workers are estimated to be engaged in the two godown buildings in the subject “I” area, all in non-manufacturing industry. The figure is insignificant as compared to the total of 360,718 persons engaged (other than those in the civil service) in various business/industries in the Central and Western District identified by C&SD in June 2014. So far, there has been no planning approval or building plan approval for proposed redevelopment/wholesale conversion of the existing industrial buildings in the area. Given the above, the area is recommended for rezoning for commercial, leisure and tourism-related uses in accordance with the revised land use proposal of the Land Use Review. Recommendation To rezone the area for commercial, leisure and tourism-related uses in accordance with the revised land use proposal of the Land Use Review. * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town “I” Area 4 Wholesale Market Public Cargo Working Area OU FUNG MAT ROAD OU G/IC S/H3/29 OU OU R(A) (See R(A) Plan C1) DES BELCHER BAY VO EUX ROAD WEST QUEEN'S ROAD WEST WHITTY STREETR(A)6 R(A)6 R(A) (See Plan C1) O SHING SAI ROAD Swimming R(A) Pool R(A)7 G/IC(1) R(A) Municipal R(A) Services G/IC SOUTH L Building O G/IC R(A) G/IC R(A) Home For O The Elderly O R(A)7 R(B) G/IC PO TUCK ST Church O R O M R(A) R(A) A R(A)1 Primary L GB School HILLHILL ROAD RD Fire U PRAYA, KENNEDY TOWN Station O G/IC G/IC R(A) F Primary K TOWN R(A) G/IC O G/IC School P SANDS ST R(A) G/IC NEW PRAYA, KENNEDY R(A) R(A) R(C)1 Pumping R(A) NORTH ST ESS Station R(A)4 BELCHER'S STREET China Merchants Wharf R(A) SULPHUR CHANNEL R(A)2 R(A)3 The University of Hong Kong Pier CATCHICK ST R(A) U R(A) O Service R(A) R(A) Reservoir HAU WO ST R(A) Ex-Incinerator G/IC R(A)2 R(A) (See R(A) R(C)1 R(C)1 OU and Abattoir SMITHFIELD Plan C1) R(A) ST R(C)1 CHING LIN TERR R(A) R(C)1 O DAVIS STREET R(A) HILL GB ROCK TO LI TERRACE U CADOGAN STREET Bus R(A) R(A) CP Uses Related to Terminus 50 OU VICTORIA ROAD Municipal Community Underground R(E) Clinic Church R(A) Services Complex 40 Refuse Transfer Station TemporaryGround Recreation U Building GB PFS SAI NING STREET O O G/IC G/IC R(A) R(A) G/IC U R(A) R(A) R(A) OU R(A) FORBES STREET S/H11/15 MAN R GB O PFS KA WAI OAD R(A) Primary GB POKFIELD RD Swimming (See School G/IC Pool Plan D1) GB R(A) R(B) OU O 60 St.John's 50 Sports Centre College University of GB (See Primary Hong Kong R(A) School NG W Plan C1) 150 U A Service 50 L H SMITHFIELD U Reservoir O GB S Community G/IC T Centre G/IC G/IC Telephone G/IC R(B) 100 R(A) O 100 Exchange U 80GB 200 GB(1) POK FU LAM ROAD 150 Service O Reservoir R(A) R(A) Ambulance R(B) Boundary of " I " Zone250 Soical 150 S/H1/19 Depot Centre O GB GB Potential Site for Rezoning GB (under Land Use Review on the 200 H Western Part of KennedyA Town) G/IC T G/IC OU Industrial Buildings within T O GB " R(A) " and " R(E) " ZonesN GB 200 R Land Use Pattern O 300 A Cemetery GB D G/IC 250 Industrial (Warehouse/Storage) O GB Land Use Plan PLANNING DEPARTMENT Kennedy Town Plan No.