The Town Planning Board has proposed rezoning 10.96 hectares of industrial land in San Po Kong in central Kowloon into business use as part of its plan to rejuvenate old industrial areas.
The move follows the Government drive to speed up redevelopment of surplus industrial sites which are under-used because of changing demand. Similar land-use changes were implemented last year in traditional industrial districts such as Kwun Tong, Cheung Sha Wan, Kwai Chung, Aberdeen and Chai Wan.
Buildings under a business zoning are allowed to engage in non-polluting activities such as office or commercial use, providing more flexibility to land owners.
The latest proposal in San Po Kong has excluded a 2.67ha industrial site in King Fuk Street, presently occupied by the San Po Kong Flatted Factory Estate.
The site is the property of the Housing Department and is leased to private industrial companies.
A Government town planner said the site's land use would be reviewed. Surveyors estimated the site, given its united ownership and large scale, was suitable for residential redevelopment. But there were problems because of its closeness to neighbouring industrial buildings.