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What do you think of the Tsim Sha Tsui piazza?

I refer to the letter from Mary Melville of Tsim Sha Tsui (Talkback, July 7).

Apparently, there has been some misunderstanding by Ms Melville about the proposed development of a piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui. I am writing to clarify the situation so that your readers are not misled.

This piazza project was initiated by the Tourism Commission with the objective of providing a public open space at the site of the existing public transport interchange outside the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry pier, for leisure use by both local residents and visitors.

According to the existing land use restrictions and the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines respectively, commercial use is not permitted at this district open space. Building site coverage is limited to no more than 10 per cent of the site area.

Based on the results of public consultation over the past year, we put forward some proposed development parameters for the piazza project to the panel on economic development of the Legislative Council on June 23. Concerning the functions and uses of the future piazza, we have proposed the following:

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