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^ H PREFAC E There ar e man y book s o n plannin g writte n b y planner s wit h professiona l training i n architecture , geography , la w o r surveying . Thi s book is written b y a planne r wit h trainin g i n la w an d economics . I t i s writte n primaril y fo r those wh o tak e pleasur e i n knowin g abou t th e practic e o f town plannin g i n Hong Kong , an d thos e wh o ar e unde r pressur e t o know mor e abou t th e basi c elements o f the subjec t bu t ar e frustrate d b y th e absenc e o f a holisti c sourc e of reference . This i s th e fift h boo k writte n b y th e autho r o n plannin g i n Hon g Kong . Zoning and Property Rights (1998 ) i s largel y a theoretica l exposition . Town Planning in Hong Kong: A Critical Review (1997 ) i s fundamentall y policy oriented . Town Planning in Hong Kong: A Review of Planning Appeal Decisions (1999) an d Planning Building in a High-Rise Environment: A Review of Building Appeal Decisions (2000) , writte n wit h Danie l Ho , bot h primaril y deal wit h decision-makin g o f statutor y plannin g bodie s exercisin g thei r discretionary powe r under th e law . This book' s purpos e i s t o (a ) introduc e elementar y plannin g technique s and essentia l practica l plannin g law an d facts , an d (b ) provide basic plannin g statistics abou t s. 16 applications. It is written primarily for lawyers, surveyors , architects wh o ar e instructe d t o handl e plannin g matter s an d universit y students who choose or are forced t o study town planning a s a subject . Hopefully, a n understandin g o f th e techniques , legislation , fact s an d statistics offered i n this book would help organize matters o f wider professiona l interest an d stimulat e thought s fo r furthe r exploratio n an d inquiry . Thi s volume shoul d als o hel p candidate s prepar e fo r variou s professiona l examinations. To achiev e it s purpose , thi s boo k is divide d int o tw o parts. Par t I consist s of 6 chapters , whic h dea l wit h th e contex t an d procedure s o f town planning . X฀ Town฀Plannin g฀Practice:฀Context,฀Procedures฀and฀Statistic s฀ Chapter 1 discusse s som e o f th e commo n example s tha t sho w inadequat e public awarenes s o f basi c pla n interpretatio n skills . I t als o explain s wh y there i s a nee d fo r professiona l practitioner s o f various discipline s t o maste r town plannin g skills . (The question s pose d fo r eac h exampl e ar e addresse d i n subsequent chapter s i n Par t I. ) Then , i t itemize s aspect s o f th e practic e o f various profession s tha t ar e involve d i n tow n plannin g matters . A t th e sam e time, i t present s possibl e consequence s tha t professiona l practitioner s wil l likely confront i f they should fail to understand specifi c town planning matters . This i s t o provid e practitioner s wh o hav e neve r com e acros s plannin g a n incentive t o learn mor e abou t the subjec t o f planning. Chapter 2 outline s an d describe s th e origi n o f plannin g a s par t o f a perennial ques t fo r rationalit y an d order . I t als o discusse s th e evolutio n o f town plannin g a s a n interventionis t activit y an d th e anti-marke t mentalit y o f town planners . Th e discussio n illuminate s th e oft-frustratin g experienc e o f the develope r i n plannin g matter s...

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