Table 16
BUILDING COSTS OF FACTORIES (as at June 1980)
Estimates of average costs for the erection of a reinforced concrete industrial multi-storey building with a floor loading of 735 kg. per sq. metre on upper floors, and ceiling heights of 4.3m and 3.05m respectively on the ground and upper floors, are:
Usable or working area per cubic metre
per sq. metre
Gross covered area (including lavatories, stairways, lifts and entrance lobbies, loading bays, etc)
per sq. metre
HK$195.00-240.00
US$ 39.00- 48.00
HK$910.00-1,395.00
US$182.00- 279.00
HK$668.00-971.00 US$133.60—194.20
These figures include the cost of piling, plumbing, electric and lift installations and architects' fees, but exclude the cost of the land, site formation and interest on capital outlay.
The cost of a single storey industrial building constructed from steel staunchions with steel truss roof covered by asbestos sheeting, with a ceiling height of 9.1m is about HK$1,455–1,520 (US$291-304) per sq. metre.
Table 17-FLATTED FACTORIES-SUPPLY FOR 1976 TO 1979 WITH FORECASTS FOR
1980 AND 1981
AMOUNT BUILT ('00 m2)
FORECAST OF AMOUNT
TO BE BUILT
AREAS
('00 m2)
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
HONG KONG ISLAND
717
1597
1188
201
678
886
KOWLOON
305
311
367
793
417
921
NEW KOWLOON
697
2452
4224
2820
3406
2853
NEW TERRITORIES
948
3901
5136
8963
5384
10110
TOTAL
2667
8261
10915
12777
9885
14770
Table 18 RENTALS AND SELLING PRICES OF INDUSTRIAL PREMISES (as at June 1980)
INDUSTRIAL PREMISES
DISTRICT
Approximate selling price per sq. metre
Approximate monthly rental per sq. metre
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Chai Wan/Shau Kei Wan
HK$6,700
US$1,340
HK$3,090 US$ 618
HK$44.0 US$ 8.8
Wong Chuk Hang/Aberdeen
HK$7,400
HK$3,410
US$1,480
US$ 682
Cheung Sha Wan/Lai Chi Kok
HK$6,250
US$1,250
HK$3,050 US$ 610
Kwun Tong/San Po Kong
HK$7,760 US$1,552
HK$3,330 US$ 666
Tsuen Wan New Town
HK$4,450 US$ 890
HK$2,690 US$ 538
Tuen Mun New Town
HK$3,250 US$ 650
HK$1,880 US$ 376
HK$40.0 US$ 8.0
HK$45.0 US$ 9.0
HK$39.0 US$ 7.8
HK$35.0
US$ 7.0
HK$27.0
US$ 5.4
HK$30.0 US$ 6.0
HK$30.0 US$ 6.0
HK$27.0
US$ 5.4
HK$28.0
US$ 5.6
HK$24.0 US$ 4.8
HK$17.0
US$ 3.4