ᣉѿ๴ਣ঍ᄑ೐ϟงᕭ୅Јೡ܎৶ྻ Sub-committee on Wan Chai Development Phase II Review ٿᣉѿȃቚᣤᣉфᏐࠕԳ஡ઔᕺߞु HARBOUR-FRONT ENHANCEMENT REVIEW - WAN CHAI, CAUSEWAY BAY & ADJOINING AREAS ᾟᛇ䱢↉•ENVISIONING STAGE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT KIT www.harbourfront.org.hk 5.2005 ᣉѿȃቚᣤᣉ HARBOUR-FRONT ENHANCEMENT REVIEW - WAN CHAI, CAUSEWAY BAY & ADJOINING AREAS фᏐࠕԳ஡ઔ ٿᕺߞु Harbour-Front Enhancement Committee (HEC) The HEC was established in May 2004 to advise the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands on the planning, land uses and developments along the existing and new harbour-front of the Victoria Harbour, with a view to protecting the Harbour; improving the accessibility, utilization and vibrancy of the harbour-front areas; and safeguarding public enjoyment of the Harbour through a N balanced, effective and public participation approach in line with the principle of sustainable development. Harbour Planning Principles ▪ Preserving Victoria Harbour as a Natural, Public and Economic Asset ▪ Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong’s Identity ▪ A Vibrant Harbour ▪ An Accessible Harbour ▪ Maximizing Opportunities for Public Enjoyment ▪ Integrated Planning for a World-class Harbour KOWLOON ▪ Sustainable Development for the Harbour ▪ Early and Ongoing Stakeholder Engagement ϝᔷ The Government has accepted the advice of the HEC that an enhanced public participation should be adopted in the course of the Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) Review. To achieve this, a public engagement exercise, namely the “Harbour-front Enhancement Review (HER) - Wan Chai, , Causeway Bay and Adjoining Areas”, has commenced under the direction of the HEC Sub-committee on WDII Review as part of the review process. Results of the HER project will provide input to the WDII Review. Ԓ࢙ᇯส܎৶ྻ HONG KONG ISLAND ส಩գ۶ྲઔ൭ߞഢᄑȃϿԳӡ൉۶๴ਣȂԨ শสਫڲ׀Ԓ࢙ᇯส܎৶ྻݺ3115Ր6ѡ՘ӲȄੲᑂҞࢺ᠈๴ਣߞ১ࡋȂ܎৶ྻබᇯԺ գจઈȂԢ੡൅ـȂ׀ێҐԳᆽـਟݽߡႿઔ൭Ȃ҄ઔ൭ـҾӔڹȂѽ࠮Դ࠲᠕ᇯสН᏶Ȃڍྍڻݗ࢏фഢᄑԳࣆ؊؊ࠜ෩ ӡᇯสȄ VICTORIA HARBOURڳჅ׮ᓊփգੜߞгಿணሃȂፁ࠲гಿఀѽ ㎁໮߽Ѳ␃ HARBOUR-FRONT ENHANCEMENT REVIEW - WAN CHAI, CAUSEWAY BAY AND ੕෫ೣგনࠌ ADJOINING AREAS ࣪☷Ҩǃ䡙䩐☷ঞ䜄䖥ഄऔ⍋◅ⱘ⸣お۾ ส֯ऎশสҾӔߞч๒ȃгಿ۶၃ᕻႤಯڲ׀࠲ՅᇯԺ ▪ .ส֯ऎশสߞዾራ This booklet is the Engagement Kit for Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and adjoining areasڲ׀ᇯԺ ▪ ▪ จઈ፿ࡎߞઔส ӎгಿணሃЈᔅᡃ࣏ऎᣉѿȃቚᣤᣉфᏐࠕԳ஡፠ሦȄ ▪ ӹ഼ᅰႿߞઔส ӡߞԳўڳᆽ༓ኧᠥгಿҞѽ ▪ ▪ ѵधૺઔสߞᇢԪഢᄑ ▪ Ҟࢺ᠈๴ਣߞઔส ф՝۶ࢺ᠈ԳᢰߤྻϠЀணሃᇯสЍ֯ ▪ ࣆܹЏతૼԒ࢙ᇯส܎৶ྻߞ࢙៉ȂԴᣉѿ๴ਣ঍ᄑ೐ϟงߞᕭ୅Ⴥ຀КȂҐ௻гಿߞணሃȄ܎৶ྻබթЏਣ༟ϞϘ༵ԩऎ ௟ऎᣉѿ๴ਣ঍ᄑ೐ލຕٿӤ៳ϭᣉѿ๴ਣ঍ᄑ೐ϟงᕭ୅ЈೡရᐱȄुڭȷȂٿȶᔹмᣉѿȃቚᣤᣉфᏐࠕԳ஡ઔᕺߞु ணւȄڻϟงᕭ୅෩ Ⳃ SECTION 1 䯔Ẩ憐ᾥ SECTION 2 䯔ἴ憐ᾥ SECTION 3 䯔ằ憐ᾥ 3 INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE 15 WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO FROM 19 WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO FROM 29 SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES & 䁴䙔Դⱘগ㟛 HERE? HERE? INDICATORS ῭ᛇⱘ⍋◅ᰃᗢῷⱘ" ৃᣕ㑠ⱐሩॳࠛঞᣛ⧛ץᛇⱘ⍋◅ᰃᗢῷⱘ" ៥⧛ץ䣘 ៥ 5 GOVERNMENT’S MISSION ᬓᑰⱘ㙋䊀 17 HOW CAN WE GET THERE? 32 WAYS TO PROVIDE YOUR VIEWS ᗢῷ㛑໴Nj丬ᳯ៤ⳳnj" ৃ䗣䘢ҹϟ䗨ᕥᦤߎԴⱘᛣ㽟ץ៥ 9 WHERE ARE WE NOW? CONTENTS ⧒⊕བԩ" SECTION 1: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE HEC cordially invites you to participate in the Envisioning Stage of the Harbour-front Enhancement Review (HER) -- Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Adjoining Areas (including ㄀ϔ䚼ӑȈ䁴䙔Դⱘগ㟛 the hinterland of Wan Chai and Eastern District) for more comprehensive planning. What is the Envisioning Stage? Contrary to the conventional practice of government preparing concept plans and asking the public to comment on the concept plans, the envisioning exercise is to engage the public on identifying problems and setting visions for improvement. This Public Engagement Kit is prepared to provide information to facilitate understanding and discussion. ▪ Your vision, wishes, ideas, concepts and proposed sustainability principles and indicators expressed in the Envisioning Stage will guide the preparation of the Concept Plan and Master Plan by the Government. You are encouraged to give your views in forums, charrettes, questionnaires, and in letters/fax/emails. ▪ You will be invited again at the Realization Stage to evaluate the Concept Plan and Master Plan against the sustainability principles and indicators. ▪ Consensus built will form the foundation for the preparation of the draft Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) and draft Recommended Outline Development Plan (RODP) by the Government. ፑඛҒࣁᣉѿٿȷߞᅹྐ༥ࣱȞुٿ܎৶ྻ႕ᘛְணሃȶᔹмᣉѿȃቚᣤᣉфᏐࠕԳ஡ઔᕺߞु ԑবߞഢᄑȄـ஡ၛԳȟѽႿ७ތф तኃ࣏ᅹྐ༥ࣱȉѽ݀ߞഢᄑჅ຀ȂгಿߞணሃϘଠ࣏Դࣆܹᕢ൯࿄݇ᄦНࢢȂ֭Ыըߞഢᄑᢰ ᑂȄऎў࠮ҾӔڶ෩ҍನྐȂ֯ऎ࿄݇ഢᄑᄦߞڭҾӔକ௉Դᅹྐ༥ࣱබକணሃԒԢణ୅யᛟȂ ௄ӎ०฀Ⴄਫ਼Ȅڻನႋф୅ᎢȂ܎৶ྻપ፠ሦӎгಿணሃЈᔅᡃ෩ ՑԴᅹྐ༥ࣱаְ෩؛ȃຍயۡȂ۶ӡ੩኷תȂҒࣁணҐᎢᐪȃന঍ڍҞ෈Ժᇌ൉ਸ਼ຜПྍְ!▪ ᑂȄڶȁҍߞನྐȃงౕሃҞࢺ᠈๴ਣ১ࡋфࢽዾȂ௟՘ऎࣆܹᕢ൯࿄݇ഢᄑᄦфᗁᇩᄦߞ ▪ েԴ࢙ӲԒᝊ༥ࣱȂ௟ԓᘛ᎛ְࢷҞࢺ᠈๴ਣߞ১ࡋфࢽዾȂԒԢໞ֤࿄݇ഢᄑᄦфᗁᇩᄦȄا! Group Discussions Community Charrettes תЈೡ୅Ꭲ ߤ஡ന঍ Џ࢙ӲߞԒᝊ௟֯ऎж஡঍ᄑЂᇩନᄦф࢙៉๴ਣЂᇩନᄦߞᚡӎȄ 4!▪ 3 ENVISIONING STAGE REALIZATION STAGE DETAILED PLANNING ᾟᛇ䱢↉ ᓎゟ݅䄬䱢↉ STAGE Public to evaluate concept 䁇㌄㽣ࡗ䱢↉ Public to give visions, wishes, plan and master plan to arrive Ensure draft OZP and draft 1 concepts 2 at consensus 3 RODP reflect consensus npouit гಿ෩ҍನྐȃงౕȃ࿄݇ 5!npouit ሃгಿໞ֤࿄݇Ђᇩᄦфᗁᇩ 4!npouit ፁ࠲ж஡Ђᇩନᄦф࢙៉๴ਣ!4 έএТ ѲএТ ᄦȂԢ੡࢙ӲԒᝊ έএТ Ђᇩନᄦх࣍Џ࢙ӲߞԒᝊ NOW ӎ༥ࣱ NEXT STAGE ϭϘ༥ࣱ FINAL STAGE ൵ࢢ༥ࣱ CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE I WAN CHAI DEVELOPMENT PHASE I GOVERNMENT’S MISSION Ёऔ฿⍋㄀ϔᳳᎹ⿟ ☷Ҩⱐሩ㿜ࡗ㄀ϔᳳ CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE III Ёऔ฿⍋㄀ϝᳳᎹ⿟ WAN CHAI DEVELOPMENT PHASE II REVIEW STUDY AREA ᬓᑰⱘ㙋䊀 CENTRAL-WAN CHAI BYPASS ☷Ҩⱐሩ㿜ࡗ㄀Ѡᳳ Ё⪄☷Ҩ㐲䘧 ⸣お㆘ೡ ? CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE II Ёऔ฿⍋㄀ѠᳳᎹ⿟ ᙛ೰ޟᄇ෫৬ѕ۬ೣგۺGovernment’s mission along Hong Kong Island north shore ࢇ ▪ Improve public access to harbour and use of harbour-front by the public ӡᇯสڳгಿఀѽڹComplete the missing strategic road link and alleviate traffic congestion ▪!ؼຠ഼݀ઔ൭ߞ഼ႽȂ ▪ ؼຠӹ഼ᕟཫఐ޶ڭ؆՘᏶ϭߞຉರݑാతႽႮ঍ᄑ!▪ Government is committed to the following ᒛܛޟԤоήۺComply with Protection of Harbour Ordinance and Court of Final Appeal judgment and keep reclamation ࢇ ▪ to the minimum, if any ▪ Any reclaimed land will be put to public use and no land will be reclaimed for the purpose of land sale বᒕێգቮঋཱઔȂϵᆽ༓ิьڹ୰ߞ໗ٙȂ׈ޱфೣ኶ڼᓲՇ࠲᠕ઔส౧!▪ The Government is committed to protecting and preserving Victoria Harbour as our special public asset and ▪ ԇཱ֣ۤߞϿԳ-Ҫྻ֯гಿӡ൉-ࣆܹЙྻऎϞᎱԳփཱۤϿԳ natural heritage. It also acknowledges the need to return our harbour to the people – to give both citizens and visitors the unfettered access they need to enjoy its beauty to the full. ӡᇯสڳࣆܹᏟྍ࠲᠕ф࠲઻ᇯส֯ऎҾӔߞгԒሃч๒ႤಯȂӺ҇ԊሮԢ҄ҾӔф੠ࢉఀѽߡႿઔ൭Ȃ There is also a need to complete the long-planned strategic road link along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. ߞቮঋȄ At present, the link between the Rumsey Street Flyover (RSF) at the west and the Island East Corridor (IEC) at the ތЀ໖чᑜሃสਫޒ᝝ഢᄑЏϳߞຉರݑാతႽႮȄӫࡈȂสਫ֘ی֘ތܫeast is missing. The purpose of the Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) is to fill the gap. ࣆܹϵգቮঋ؆՘ാతสਫҔ ࢞ၢ՘ȂКᖖᣉѿᚒႽऎႍຉರݑാతႽႮȄܥශН༡ߞാతႽႮڕ஡ތThe CWB will connect the RSF to the IEC through the Island Eastern Corridor Link (IECL). It will enable traffic to flow ߞ smoothly between the western and eastern parts of Hong Kong along the north shore without unnecessarily Ԩߞӹڕ֘ތܫශȂᚒႽକߡతര഼สਫҔڕ஡ތЀ໖чᑜ֌ޒශാతႮతാڕ஡ތadding pressure to traffic in the Central Business District. It will alleviate congestion on the existing Connaught КᖖᣉѿᚒႽ௟၃Ӥ ЀӇႽߞӹ഼ᕟཫఐ޶ȄԴւዋݙգЏטؼຠВᓚႽКʝਆ㨊ႽʝڭRoad Central/Harcourt Road/Gloucester Road Corridor. There is a compelling and present need for this trunk ഼ȂิьᅆКᖖ஥྽஡ߞӹ഼ᕅϧȂ road comprising the CWB and the IECL, taking into account all known planning parameters, including projected ތeconomic growth, population growth, employment places and road traffic demand. The trunk road will reduce ߢߞഢᄑணዴȂҒࣁჰเ၃ᕻኧࠜȃϠϾኧࠜȃබ྽ᑟྻфႽႮӹ഼ቮِࢢȂࣱႍҒࣁКᖖᣉѿᚒႽф ژЀ໖ࡈ݀ቚᣤᣉߞ֖ޒգညࡈঝзߞቮঋȂॶӏକݺ2011ʝ2012Րࡈၢ՘ȂӤۍශാతႮߞѹ྅Ⴝڕthe current driving time of 15 minutes between Rumsey Street and Causeway Bay to 5 minutes. If the trunk road ஡ ੡༡ࡋᖺ๺֌6жៗȄژwere not ready by 2011/2012, the driving time would deteriorate to 45 minutes. ੡༡Ȃ௟ԯӹ഼ఐ޶෋мӤӫࡈߞ15жៗኧ֌45жៗȄѹ྅Ⴝॶф੡؆՘Ȃ֖ 5 The Government has examined various traffic management measures to relieve traffic congestion and maximize 6 the capacity of existing roads and junctions along the Corridor. Some of the measures have been implemented, ࣆܹЏබؼຠӹ഼ᕟཫѽфକኧҐႽႮሃႮϾӹ഼ਟ༓ߞЙԢӹ഼ᇒನనࣉ་֖ᕭ୅ȄӫࡈൊԊనࣉЏ၃ ȃิьգᝯԳ஡ߞѐЀႮ።ȂѽфনۘϯၢࢉറຈۍӡгԒӹ഼Ѝڹዴ༓ȃᄁᔽҾӔژՂఠۘ٠ڼe.g. fiscal measures to contain the number of vehicles, promotion of the use of public transport, reduction of bus ᅁ֖Ȃ య֖ӅቮգКᖖᣉѿᚒႽ֯ऎฆ҃Ⴎ።ȂѽфऎгಿێՂცЄႽႮ՜໱ȞڼԴᕭ୅ߞనࣉȂܥҁێtrips in the area, and restricting loading/unloading activities. While some others are being further examined, e.g. Ȅ֌ݺ ࠧႋٙӹ഼ᕟཫߞฆ҃ў੯ȄڭȟȂҪҞ֯ᒸ࢙ѹ྅ႽߞቃׄనࣉȂփۦElectronic Road Pricing(the implementation of which requires the presence of the trunk road to serve as an ݙత alternative route, and public acceptability), they can only complement the trunk road in relieving traffic http://www.etwb.gov.hk congestion but cannot replace it. (details at http://www.etwb.gov.hk) Ȟႎఐ᎛ᙱ᠓ ȟ Ԣ੡ؼຠ഼݀ઔڭєϧ۶จઈߞઔᕺࠜශȂכۍᑟჃȂ௟಩Դߞᣉѿઔ൭ؼൄ՘ڻThe building of the trunk road, will offer opportunities for transforming the existing Wan Chai harbour-front into an ѹ྅Ⴝߞᒸ࢙ჰงକ෩ attractive and vibrant harbour-front promenade and for improving its accessibility. ᕺߞՉవȄ Any possible reclamation at Wan Chai North will depend on the alignment, design and location of the trunk road Ԩȃന঍ф֜၉Ȃփཱઔፑඛ௟ᆽ༓ᖺЈȄԇཱ֣ઔݙఀߞϿڕand the extent of reclamation will be kept to the minimum. No land will be reclaimed for the purpose of land ᣉѿҔߞԇཱ֣ઔҞକ௟ۤٙݺѹ྅Ⴝߞ sale. Any land reclaimed in connection with the trunk road will be put to public use. Գ௟Йྻӡ֯ᎱԳӡ൉Ȃԯᒸ࢙ѹ྅Ⴝ་֖ߞཱઔӡԳ௟֯гಿӡ൉Ȅ In reviewing WDII, the Government will strictly adhere to the requirements of the Protection of the Harbour ୰ߞঋِȄҪգԴཱઔߞቮޱфೣ኶ڼOrdinance (PHO) and the judgment of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). It is only when the Government is satisfied Դᕭ୅ᣉѿ๴ਣ঍ᄑ೐ϟงߞჅ຀КȂࣆܹ௟ទ੾ᓲՇ࠲᠕ઔส౧ ୰໗ٙݙࢽߞঢ়ᏼޱೣ኶ږߞఐ޶ϭȂࣆܹЖЯധ་֖൵ЈߞཱઔѽᆕޱҁԪನႋٙўێthat reclamation is necessary and that there are no other reasonable alternatives to the reclamation option that ঋജፁӲփٟգ the Government will allow minimum reclamation subject to the CFA’s “overriding public need” test being met. ݑгಿቮঋȄ How to approach Overriding Public Need Reclamation can only be permitted if there is an overriding public need. Public’s views are important in establishing if there are present and compelling needs or whether there are reasonable alternatives to meet the needs without reclamation. HEC approaches this question by stimulating the public to give their views on what are the real problems and how to tackle them through the Draftenvisioning Wan Chai North stage. OZP The public is encouraged to offer their views and suggestions.