Object to small house developments in Tai Long Wan 反對大浪灣丁屋申請

Dear Chairman and Members,
致城市規劃委員會主席及各委員：


I object to planning permission for the development of five houses as this will impact the natural and cultural heritage of Tai Long Wan, and contravene the planning intention as agreed under the Outline Zoning Plan for Tai Long Wan (S/SK-TLW/5). 

我反對在西貢咸田興建五座小型屋宇的規劃申請，因為該申請影響大浪灣的天然環境及古蹟，並違反大浪灣分區大綱圖(S/SK-TLW/5)的規劃原意。

The intention for Tai Long Wan is to conserve the historic and archaeological value of the Tai Long Wan area. To safeguard the natural and heritage features and to minimize human disturbance to the sensitive and tranquil environment in TaiLong Wan, only the existing village areas are covered under “V” zones. Additional future demand for Small House development by the indigenous villagers under the Small House Policy would have to be addressed outside the Tai Long Wan area. To ensure that new Small House development would be in harmony with the existing historical village houses and would not affect the integrity of the existing village setting in Tai Long Wan, planning permission is required from the Town Planning Board.

大浪灣的規劃原意，是保育該區之歷史、考古價值。為減低人為干擾該區之大自然環境及古蹟，只有原有的村落範圍規劃作「鄉村式發展」。規劃圖則說明書亦清楚寫明，若此範圍未能滿足原居民未來之小型屋需求，當局亦只可以在大浪灣以外覓地。同時，新的小型屋發展都要先獲得城市規劃委員會的規劃批准，以確保現存歷史建築和諧一致。

This intention was reconfirmed during the 1057th TPB meeting. It was explained by the Director of Planning that the imposition of stricter planning control in the “V” zone of the Tai Long Wan OZP was based, among others, on the consideration that the well-preserved village settlements in Tai Long Wan were of high heritage value. He also explained that the integrity of the village setting was still kept intact and undisturbed, and the village clusters in Tai Long and Ham Tin had high group value for preservation. I agree with this observation.

這規劃原意在城市規劃委員會第1057次會議得到確認。規劃署署長解釋道，在大浪灣分區大綱圖的「鄉村式發展」區實施較嚴格規劃管制，是因為大浪、咸田一帶整體完整的村落群具有高歷史價值。我同意規劃署署長這觀察。

In view of the need to conserve the outstanding natural beauty, ecological significance as well as the natural and built environment of Tai Long Wan, in particular the historic villages and the archaeological site, I urge the Town Planning Board to reject the captioned applications. 

基於大浪灣分區大綱圖採取的限制，以保育該區絕佳自然景觀、生態價值、歷史價值，特別是考古遺址，我敦請城市規劃委員會否決這五項在西貢咸田興建五座小型屋的規劃申請。