Value-added: A ferry pier will be constructed outside Murray House in Stanley, one of the most popular tourist spots, for added convenience to visitors.

A new pier will be constructed outside Murray House in Stanley to enhance district tourist attractions.

Two berths for leisure ferries, tour service vessels and kaito ferry services will be provided.

Construction works will start in the middle of next year and finish in mid-2006.

Details of the proposal are available at the Lands Department's Survey & Mapping Office in North Point and the Southern District Office in Aberdeen.

In the meantime, the Chief Executive in Council has approved draft development plans for Clear Water Bay Peninsula South and Tai Tong.

Conservation planned for Clear Water Bay area

The planning scheme for Clear Water Bay Peninsula South covers about 425 hectares of land, with large tracts of woodland and long stretches of unspoiled coastlines. It is a popular recreational area.   

To conserve the natural environment, undisturbed woodland and natural hillsides covering about 190 hectares are zoned as conservation area.

The inter-tidal sands in Sheung Sze Wan and the long stretch of natural coastlines in the east and south, covering about 36 hectares of land, are zoned for coastal protection.

Another 28 hectares of land covering woodland is zoned as a green belt to define the limit of development and serve as roadside amenities.

Planning scheme for Tai Tong approved

The Tai Tong planning scheme covers about 960 hectares of land in the southern part of the Northwest New Territories.

About 299 hectares of land is zoned as agriculture to safeguard good agricultural land and retain fallow arable land with good potential for rehabilitation.

The hilly slopes of Ho Hok Shan and a site near Nam Hang Pai near Tai Lam Country Park are zoned as a green belt. 

The hilly area of about 211 hectares in the eastern part of the area is zoned a conservation area to preserve the existing natural character and topographical features.

Details of the plans are available at the Town Planning Board's website, www.info.gov.hk/tpb.