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About Planning Department

The Ming Lun Street/Ma Tau Kok Road and To Kwa
Wan Road/Ma Tau Kok Road development schemes
also adopt a holistic re-planning approach to enable

more efficient land uses and bring planning gains to the
local community. For example, a waterfront promenade
of about 20m wide along the Ma Tau Kok waterfront to
connect with the waterfront at the Kai Tak Development
Area will be provided for public enjoyment.

Ming Lun Street/Ma Tau Kok Road
Development Scheme Plan

To Kwa Wan Road/Ma Tau Kok Road
Development Scheme Plan

With the completion of the District Study for Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok (YMDS) by the URA,
the Department has been working closely with the URA to take forward its recommendations.
The Mong Kok Outline Zoning Plan has been amended accordingly to facilitate urban renewal

in the area. Action is also being taken to implement the application of transfer of plot ratio
as a new planning tool to incentivise private redevelopment. Separately, with the experience
gained in the YMDS, the URA commissioned consultants in 2022 to conduct planning studies
in Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan to formulate district renewal plans. The Department has been
providing planning support to the URA in these studies.

Planning Studies

Planning studies play a vital role in the formulation of development strategies and planning
standards and the preparation of town plans. They serve primarily as a means to investigate,
analyse or address planning issues, formulate planning visions, intentions or concepts, and
provide a basis for formulating and evaluating proposals. Appendix 2 shows the major

consultancy studies undertaken by the Department in 2022.

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