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housing supply. On the other hand, striving to form a coherent cluster of hotel/commercial

developments adjoining the Tourism Node and the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (Figure 3) to
create synergy effect, two sites in the south are maintained for commercial use while a residential
site is rezoned to commercial use. Besides, in order to enhance the vibrancy of the waterfront

promenade, a certain amount of commercial gross floor area (GFA) would be provided at the
residential sites fronting the waterfront promenade/pedestrian street.

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Figure 8 - Amendment Items O to U3 -
Landuse Optimisation Proposals at the Runway Area in Area 4

Increase in Population and Employment

To meet the pressing housing demand, three planning applications for minor relaxation of

development restrictions for 25 development sites in Area 1 and Area 4 were submitted by the
Government and approved by the Metro Planning Committee of the Town Planning Board
(TPB) in November 2013 and April 2015 based on the initial findings of the Review Study.
With the completion of the Review Study, it is recommended to have further increase in the

residential and commercial GFAs, and hence the total population and employment, for KTD.
The changes in development parameters are summarized in Table 1.

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