The Chief Executive-in-Council has approved the draft Pak Shek Kok (East) Outline Zoning Plan, with three sites at 22.4 hectares in total zoned for "Other Specified Uses" and designated for the Science Park, a sewage pumping station and a pier.

The park will provide accommodation to attract new technology-based firms and activities to Hong Kong and stimulate the growth of locally-owned, technologically-advanced businesses.

Covering 71.9 hectares, the zone is located along the waterfront of Tolo Highway and to the north of Ma Liu Shui. It is bounded by the Tolo Highway and the Kowloon-Canton Railway to its southwest and Tolo Harbour to its northeast.

About 9.4 hectares are zoned "Residential (Group B)" with four sub-areas for medium-density private residential developments.

Developments within each sub-zone are subject to specific plot ratio and height restrictions.

Six sites totalling three hectares are zoned "Government, Institution or Community" in the area, including the Chinese University's Marine Science Laboratory, a refuse collection point and an electricity substation. Planned facilities include a primary school, a fire station and ambulance depot, and a fire launch pier.

Local facilities

Local "Government, Institution or Community" facilities will be provided in the residential and park developments when detailed planning for the area proceeds.

A 9.5-hectare site in the central part of the area is zoned "Recreation", and its use will be studied further.

About 13.7 hectares is zoned "Open Space" for a waterfront promenade and a cycling track.

The approved Pak Shek Kok (East) plan (OZP No.S/PSK/9) can be inspected at the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters of Planning Department, the Tai Po & North District Planning Office, District Offices and Rural Committees.