Approved Ho Chung Outline Zoning Plan amended – derelict ATV studios to become housing

The Town Planning Board yesterday (22/11) announced amendments to the approved Ho Chung Outline Zoning Plan (OZP). The revision includes the rezoning of the Asia Television factory site near Ho Chung, Sai Kung, to low-density residential, with a total floor area of ​​approximately 25,758 square feet. The land is located on both sides of Ho Chung North Road, with a site area of ​​approximately 34,337 square feet.

The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site in Wang Che from “Conservation Area” to “Village Type Development”; (ii) rezoning a site comprising two land parcels at Ho Chung North Road from “Residential (Group D)”, “Residential (Group E)” (“R(E)”) and area shown as ‘Road’ to “Residential (Group C)3” (“R(C)3”); (iii) rezoning a site at Wo Mei Hung Min Road from “Green Belt” (“GB”) to “R(C)4”; (iv) rezoning a site at Ho Chung Road from “R(E)” and “GB” to “Government, Institution or Community”; and (v) various zoning amendments to reflect the latest planned and as-built developments/road alignments.

_{The revised OZP}

The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP are amended to take into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning scheme area, where appropriate.

The draft Ho Chung OZP No. S/SK-HC/12, 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 Sai Kung and Islands District Planning Office, (iv) the Sai Kung District Office, and (v) the Sai Kung Rural Committee.

Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before January 22, 2025. 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” (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 (https://www.tpb.gov.hk/en/plan_making/S_SK-HC_12/S_SK-HC_12_plan_gn_and_soa_eng.pdf).

Copies of the draft Ho Chung 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).