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Amendnent Sheet Ko» 7Formation Requirements in Sales ConditionsThe following gives the general guidelines for the application andinterpretation of the Standard Form FG Clause 841 for the formation,requirements in Sales Conditions.•(a) The main purpose of this Clause is to require the developerto form the future public roads fronting his lot so thatbuilding/pedestrian traffic can be cairied thereon* WhetttM?the formation covers half or full width of the road dependswhether or not there will be developments on the ether side ofthe road* If the development is yej^Qremote, consideration canbe given to requiring full width formation subject to personalapproval of the Divisional Chief Engineer.(b) According to the Clause, D.P.W, has full discretion to stipulatethe standard and method of formation and surfacing so thatbuilding or main road and/or pedestrian traffic may be carriedthereon. However, the general requirement by Highways Officeof this clause is that developer should form the ff green area"to required Ieve3£ and provide temporary surfacing of an adequatestandard thereafter they should be re-delivered to Governmentwho will undertake the final surfacing including any necessarysubbase and lay storm water drains and sewers on Public WorksNon-recurrent vote "Works Contingent on Development 11 . For thispurpose, the terra '"'surface 11 is deemed to be interpreted as finalsurface- and therefore cu£ht to be deleted unless its inclusionhas been cautiously considered and approved by the DivisionalChief Engineer personally. In the latter case, to avoid ambiguityperhaps it may be worth adding "final 11 before "surface 11 in theClause.(c) Once the "surface 11 is deleted, however, "main road traffic" shouldalso be deleted from the Clause.(d) Similarly the "provision and construction of any bridges, tunnels,over-passes, under-passes, culverts, viaducts, flyovers, pavementsor such other structures" in the standard version should only beincluded, in part or in tote, in the Clause if they are required .for the formation of the green ar^a to take vehicular andpedestrian traffic. Culvert ing ci a stream course running acrossthe future road is a classical example* Under normal circumstance,however, any public storm water drains and sewers to be laid infuture public road should be constructed by government under theW.C, on D. vote.(c) It is emphasized again that there is basically no HighwaysOffice objection to including the final surfacing of futurepublicroad.-? and/or provision of drsinago system or any otherstructures in tho formation clause provided those are includedafter careful consideration.