Islands District Council IDC Paper No. 68/2009 Proposed Amendments to the Approved Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/10 1. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to brief Members on the amendments to the approved Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) No. S/I-CLK/10. 2. Background 2.1 On 19 May 2006, the approved Chek Lap Kok OZP No. S/I-CLK/10 was exhibited for public inspection under section 9(5) of the Ordinance. 2.2 On 12 June 2009, the draft Chek Lap Kok OZP No. S/I-CLK/11, incorporating the transport infrastructures and land use proposals on the proposed reclamation areas for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities, the Hong Kong Link Road and the Southern Landfall of the Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Link, was exhibited for public inspection under section 5 of the Ordinance. 3. Proposed Amendments to the Approved Chek Lap Kok OZP 3.1 The draft Chek Lap Kok OZP No. S/I-CLK/11 incorporating the necessary amendments is at Appendix I for Members’ reference. 3.2 The amendments to the OZP are summarized in the Gazette Notice dated 12.6.2009 (Appendix II). 3.3 The revised Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP are at Appendices III and IV. 4. Consultation The amendments to the OZP have been agreed by the Rural and New Town Planning Committee (RNTPC) at its meeting on 5.6.2009. The RNTPC agreed that the Islands District Council should be consulted during the public inspection period. 5. Attachments Appendix I Gazette Notice dated 12.6.2009 Appendix II Draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11 Appendix III Notes of the draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11 Appendix IV Explanatory Statement of the draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11 Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office Planning Department June 2009 - 2 - Appendix I TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE (Chapter 131) AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED CHEK LAP KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLANNO. S/I-CLK/10 In the exercise of the power conferred by section 12(1)(b)(ii) of the Town Planning Ordinance (the Ordinance), the Chief Executive in Council (CE in C) on 5 May 2009 referred the approved Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/10 to the Town Planning Board (the Board) for amendment. The Board has made amendments to the Plan. The amendments are set out in the Schedule of Amendments. The descriptions of the areas affected by the amendments in the Schedule of Amendments are for general reference only. The exact locations of the areas affected by the amendments are more specifically shown on the draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11. The draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11 showing the amendments is exhibited under section 5 of the Ordinance for public inspection for a period of two months from 12 June 2009 to 12 August 2009 during normal office hours at the following locations :- (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, 15th Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong; (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counter, 17th Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong; (iii) the Planning Enquiry Counter, 14th Floor, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories; (iv) the Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office, 15th Floor, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories; (v) the Islands District Office, 20th Floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong; (vi) the Islands District Office, Mui Wo Sub-office, Ground Floor, Mui Wo Government Offices, 2 Ngan Kwong Wan Road, Mui Wo, Lantau Island; and (vii) the Islands District Office, Tung Chung Sub-office, 1st Floor, Tung Chung Post Office Building, 6 Mei Tung Street, Tung Chung, Lantau Island. In accordance with section 6(1) of the Ordinance, any person may make representation to the Board in respect of any of the amendments. The representation should be made in writing to the Secretary, Town Planning Board, 15th Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong not later than 12 August 2009. In accordance with section 6(2) of the Ordinance, a representation shall indicate :- - 2 - (a) the particular matter in any of the amendments to which the representation relates; (b) the nature of and reasons for the representation; and (c) the amendments (if any) proposed to the draft plan. Any representation made to the Board will be available for public inspection under section 6(4) of the Ordinance until the CE in C has made a decision in respect of the draft plan in question under section 9. Any person who intends to make representation is advised to read the “Town Planning Board Guidelines on Submission and Publication of Representations, Comments on Representations and Further Representations under the Town Planning Ordinance” for details. The Guidelines and the sample submission form are available at locations (i) to (iii) above and the Board’s website (http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/). Copies of the draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-CLK/11 incorporating the amendments are available on payment of a fee at the Survey and Mapping Office, Map Publications Centre (Hong Kong), 23rd Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong, and the Survey and Mapping Office, Map Publications Centre (Kowloon), Ground Floor, 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon. The electronic version of the plan can be viewed at the Board’s website. Statement on Personal Data The personal data submitted to the Board in any representation will be used by the Secretary of the Board and Government departments for the following purposes :- (a) the processing of the representation which includes making available the name of the person making the representation (hereafter known as “representer”) for public inspection when making available the representation for public inspection; and (b) facilitating communication between the “representer” and the Secretary of the Board/Government departments in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the relevant Town Planning Board Guidelines. - 3 - SCHEDULE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE APPROVED CHEK LAP KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN NO. S/I-CLK/10 MADE BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE (Chapter 131) I. Amendments to Matters shown on the Plan Item A1 – Designating part of the extension area at the northeastern water of Hong Kong International Airport as “Other Specified Uses” (“OU”) annotated “Boundary Crossing Facilities” and stipulating building height restrictions for this zone. Item A2 – Designating the extension area to the northeast of AsiaWorld-Expo as “OU” annotated “Sea Rescue Station” and stipulating building height restriction for this zone. Item A3 – Designating part of the extension area to the south of CNAC Tower as “OU” annotated “Highways Maintenance Area” and stipulating building height restriction for this zone. Item A4 – Designating part of the extension area to the north-east of the proposed Boundary Crossing Facilities as “OU” annotated “Ventilation Building” and stipulating building height restriction for this zone. Item A5 – Designating part of the extension area to the east of the proposed Boundary Crossing Facilities as “OU” annotated “Satellite Control Building” and stipulating building height restriction for this zone. Item A6 – Designating two strips of extension area near Dragonair Tower as “OU” annotated “Amenity Area”. Item A7 – Designating two strips of extension area along the eastern shore of Hong Kong International Airport as areas shown as ‘Road’. Item A8 – Designating part of the extension area abutting the eastern boundary of the proposed Boundary Crossing Facilities as an area shown as ‘Road’. Item B1 – Rezoning a strip of land to the south of CNAC Tower at the eastern shore of Hong Kong International Airport from “Coastal Protection Area” (“CPA”) to “OU” annotated “Highways Maintenance Area” and stipulating building height restriction for this zone. Item B2 – Rezoning three strips of land to the south and north-east of CNAC Tower and Dragonair Tower at the eastern shore of Hong Kong International Airport from “CPA” to “OU” annotated “Amenity Area”. Item B3 – Rezoning three strips of land at the eastern shore of Hong Kong International Airport from “CPA” to area shown as ‘Road’. - 4 - Item C – Rezoning an area at the eastern shore of Hong Kong International Airport from “Commercial” to an area shown as ‘Road’. II. Amendments to the Notes of the Plan (a) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Boundary Crossing Facilities”. (b) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Highways Maintenance Area”. (c) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Amenity Area”. (d) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Ventilation Building”. (e) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Satellite Control Building”. (f) Incorporation of a new set of Notes for the “OU” annotated “Sea Rescue Station”. (g) Deletion of the set of Notes for the “CPA” zone. (h) Revision to the covering Notes to reflect the deletion of the “CPA” zone. Town Planning Board 12 June 2009 Appendix III DRAFT CHEK LAP KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN NO. S/I-CLK/11 (Being a Draft Plan for the Purposes of the Town Planning Ordinance) NOTES (N.B. These form part of the Plan) (1) These Notes show the uses or developments on land falling within the boundaries of the Plan which are always permitted and which may be permitted by the Town Planning Board, with or without conditions, on application.