Ma Tau Kok (Site E4) Area (Plan E4) : “CDA ” Zone 2013^ (in ha) (about) 4.63# No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 201 3^ Occupied 8 Wholly vacant 2 Under renovation - Tot al 10 Other Building(s)/Site(s) : 2013 ^ Private Residential 1 Petrol filling station 1 Vacant site 1 Government AFCD’s Kowloon Animal 1 Management Centre ex-EMSD quarters and workshop# 1 Hong Kong Society for the Blind 1 site (HKSB)# ^ Survey was undertaken in May 2013. # The land area involved part of the “CDA(3)” site (about 0.6 ha) including the AFCD’s Kowloon Animal Management Centre, ex-EMSD quarters and workshop together with the HKSB site, which were rezoned to “R(A)” and “G/IC” respectively in May 2015. Details of Private Industrial Buildings Total No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 10 Total No. of Units Involved : 190 Total GFA* Involved (about) : 115,070m2 No. of Units Successfully Surveyed : 177 (93.2%) * 2 Total GFA Successfully Surveyed (about) : 106,025m (92.1%) No. of Buildings Wholly Under Occupied Tot al vacant renovation No. of Storeys 1 - 7 storeys 7 2 - 9 8 - 19 storeys 1 - - 1 20 storeys or above - - - - Land Ownership (as at end June 2014) Single 4 2 - 6 Multiple 4 - - 4 * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Ma Tau Kok “CDA” Area 1 No. of Buildings Wholly Under Occupied Tot al vacant renovation Building Age (as at end March 2014) < 15 years - - - - 15 – 29 years - - - - 30 years or above 8 2 - 10 Building Condition Good 1 - - 1 Fair 7 2 - 9 Poor - - - - Surrounding Land Uses : Residential developments, government, institution and community uses, Cattle Depot Artist Village, open spaces, industrial buildings in nearby “R(A)” and “R(E)” areas and East Kowloon Corridor. Vacancy Rate (based on GFA*) PlanD’s Area Assessments “CDA” Zone Survey in 2013-14 Territorial 10.0% Kowloon 9.5% Ma Tau Kok 24.2%# # Survey was undertaken in May 2013. Derived from R&VD’s Raw Data “CDA” Zone 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial 4.6% 5.4% 11.8% 10.4% 8.8% 16.1% Kowloon 6.3% 7.6% 9.8% 6.0% 7.7% 5.1% Ma Tau Kok 14.3% 14.8% 8.7% 9.6% 14.8% 0.7% Tak e-up (derived from R&VD’s raw data and based on BD’s Monthly Digests) “CDA” Zone 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial (m2)* -5,486 -79,466 13,707 -110,253 -74,249 Kowloon (m2)* -5,979 -9,907 17,614 -131,729 11,716 Ma Tau Kok (m2)* -600 7,946 -1,178 -27,690 18,607 Subdivision of Units Types of Units Units GFA* No. % m2 % Non-subdivided Units 184 96.8 112,464 97.7 Subdivided Units# 6 3.2 2,606 2.3 Total 190 115,070 # Among the six subdivided units, five subdivided units (about 83.3%) were divided into two to five subunits each, involving a total GFA of about 2,008m2 (about 77.1%). The remaining one unit (about 16.7%) was divided into seven subunits, involving a total GFA of about 598m2 (about 22.9%). * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Ma Tau Kok “CDA” Area 2 Predominant Uses Survey in 2013^ GFA* (m2) % Manufacturing/Workshop 23,880 20.8 Warehouse/Storage 27,946 24.3 Office 21,018 18.3 Others# 2,715 2.4 Vacant 27,821 24.2 Under Renovation 2,646 2.3 Non-response 9,044 7.9 Total 115,070 ^ Survey undertaken in May 2013. # The other uses identified in the 2013 survey were showroom and shop and services, taking up about 1.6% and 0.8% of the GFA respectively. Comparison of Industrial Buildings in Nearby “R(A)” and “R(E)” Areas Subject “CDA” Nearby “R(A)” Nearby “R(E)” Overall Area Area# Area^ GFA* % GFA* % GFA* % GFA* % (m2) (m2) (m2) (m2) Manufacturing/Workshop 23,880 20.8 5,642 8.0 26,275 9.5 55,797 12.1 Warehouse/Storage 27,946 24.3 16,370 23.3 74,253 26.9 118,569 25.6 Office 21,018 18.3 18,105 25.8 67,238 24.3 106,361 23.0 Others 2,715 2.4 7,279 10.4 17,147 6.2 27,141 5.9 Vacant 27,821 24.2 13,104 18.7 26,454 9.5 67,379 14.6 Under Renovation 2,646 2.3 646 0.9 4,029 1.5 7,321 1.6 Non-response 9,044 7.9 8,998 12.8 61,598 22.2 79,640 17.2 Total 115,070 70,144 277,263 462,477 # Involving five private industrial buildings in the nearby Ma Tau Kok “R(A)” area (Site C6) (Plan E4). ^ Involving 23 private industrial buildings in the nearby Ma Tau Kok “R(E)” area (Site D6) (Plan E4). Business Nature and No. of Workers in Occupied Non-subdivided Units Business Nature Occupied GFA* No. of Workers Non-subdivided Units No. % m2 % No. % Manufacturing# 26 20.0 12,526 16.9 821 30.5 Non-manufacturing^ 104 80.0 61,696 83.1 1,875 69.5 Total 130 74,222 2,696 # The largest manufacturing business is manufacturing of textiles (in terms of both number of units and GFA) (based on the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 adopted by the Census and Statistics Department). ^ The largest non-manufacturing business is import/export, wholesale and retail trades (in terms of both number of units and GFA) (based on the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 adopted by the Census and Statistics Department). Area Assessment The subject area (about 4.6 ha) involves four “CDA” sites with 10 private industrial buildings, mainly mixed with existing residential developments in To Kwa Wan. Apart from the 10 concerned industrial buildings, a “R(A)” area (Site C6) and a “R(E)” area (Site D6) with a total of 28 industrial buildings are located nearby (Plan E4). * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Ma Tau Kok “CDA” Area 3 Nine of the industrial buildings are 1-7 storeys high, while the remaining one is 9 storeys high. All of the industrial buildings are 30 years old or above. Nine of them are in fair condition, while the remaining one is in good condition. Six of the buildings are under single ownership, whilst the remaining four are under multiple ownership. The overall vacancy of the area is 24.2%, which is significantly higher than the territorial figure of 10.0% for all “CDA” areas and the average of 9.5% for the four areas in Kowloon. About 3.2% of the units were divided into subunits, involving about 2.3% of the GFA. About 24.3% of the GFA is for Warehouse/Storage use, to be followed by Manufacturing/Workshop (about 20.8%). Office use occupies about 18.3% of the GFA. “Other Uses” take up about 2.4% of the GFA. The two largest sub-uses include showroom (about 1.6%) and shop and services (about 0.8%). If taking into account all the 38 industrial buildings in the subject “CDA” area and the nearby “R(A)” area and “R(E)” areas together, the overall vacancy is about 14.6%. About 25.6% of the GFA is for Warehouse/Storage, to be followed by Office use (about 23.0%). Manufacturing/Workshop only occupies about 12.1% of the GFA. “Other Uses” account for about 5.9% of the GFA. In terms of employment, about 2,696 workers are estimated to be engaged in the occupied non-subdivided units of the industrial buildings in the area, including about 821 workers (30.5%) in the manufacturing business and about 1,875 workers (69.5%) in the non-manufacturing business. The overall figure only accounts for about 1.5% of the total of 183,659 persons engaged (other than those in the civil service) in various business/industries in the Kowloon City District identified by the C&SD in June 2014. Regarding the three “CDA” sites bounded by Sung Wong Toi Road, To Kwa Wan Road, Mok Cheong Street and Kowloon City Road, the “CDA(1)” site in the west would help to phase out the non-conforming uses (such as vehicle repair workshops) upon redevelopment and address possible I/R interface problems in the area. The “CDA(2)” site in the middle has an approved MLP but the planning permission was lapsed in December 2007 as no development was commenced. The MPC of the Board considered appropriate to retain the zoning of these two “CDA” sites to facilitate comprehensive redevelopment of the area in May 2015. Regarding the “CDA(3)” site in the east, to enhance the prospect of implementation, it was proposed to rezone the Government land portion to “R(A)” for public housing development and the site of the HKSB to “G/IC” to facilitate in-situ redevelopment. The corresponding amendments to the approved Ma Tau Kok OZP were gazetted under section 5 of the Town Planning Ordinance in May 2015. As regards the remaining “CDA” site at To Kwa Wan Road, the Kowloon City District Urban Renewal Forum (KC DURF) had in the Kowloon City Urban Renewal Plan submitted to the Development Bureau (DEVB) in January 2014 proposed to subdivide the site into two “CDAs”, with one portion covering two existing industrial buildings in the north and another portion covering the existing residential buildings in the south.