The Chief Executive-in-Council has approved the land use planning framework for Ma Tau Kok, to redevelop the Gas Works (North Plant) site and former Tin Kwong Road Police Married Quarters site for private residential use. Some 3.2 hectares of land has been zoned for residences to phase out industrial activity.

The planning scheme area covers about 139 hectares of land. It is one of the earliest developed urban areas in Kowloon, which has been substantially developed for public housing, private residential and industrial uses.

Most of the existing private and public residential developments in the area, covering about 44.2 hectares of land including the gas works and quarters sites, fall within the 'Residential (Group A)' zone.

Medium-density residential developments proposed

About 8.9 hectares of land is zoned 'Residential (Group B)', including mainly the existing and proposed medium-density residential developments along Argyle Street, Prince Edward Road West and Grampian Road.

To encourage the phasing out of existing obsolete industrial uses, about 3.2 hectares of industrial sites at Yuk Yat Street, Chi Kiang Street, Sheung Heung Road and To Kwa Wan Road are zoned 'Residential (Group E)'.

The sites bounded by Sung Wong Toi, Kowloon City, Ma Tau Kok and To Kwa Wan Roads, covering about 5.7 hectares of land, are zoned 'Comprehensive Development Area'. This will facilitate redevelopment for residential uses with retail and Government, institutions or community facilities, and phase out industry.

An existing hotel at Sa Po Road and two existing industrial buildings at Ma Tau Wai Road are zoned 'Commercial'. They are intended to provide for office, retail and hotel uses.

About nine hectares of land is zoned 'Government, Institution or Community'to serve residents' needs.

22 hectares zoned for recreational use

Some 21.8 hectares of land is zoned 'Open Space' for recreational uses, while 1.5 hectares is zoned 'Other Specified Uses' for the Softball Association Recreation Ground at Tin Kwong Road and Kowloon City Plaza at Carpenter Road.

The public can inspect the approved plan at the Town Planning Board Secretariat, the Kowloon District Planning Office and the Kowloon City District Office. An electronic version is available at the Town Planning Board's website.

Copies of the plan are also on sale at map publications centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei.