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BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.
60. The number of buildings of all types erected by private enterprise showed a considerable increase over the previous year and as a result many new houses and flats of both European and Chinese types were made available. This new construction work was further augmented by the rehabilitation, alterations and/or additions to existing domestic property. A corresponding increase continued with non-domestic premises such as churches, schools, theatres, godowns and factories, among the latter being a number of very modern type spinning mills complete with air-conditioning.
61. In all, 4,705 plans were approved in respect to 8,699 buildings of which details are as under:-
252 plans for 631 European Houses, 360 931 Chinese 29 " 29 Workshops and factories, 33 " 41 Godowns and stores, 29 " 15 Office buildings, 15 > " 4 Churches and temples, 4 " 3 Theatres, 3 ,, 103 Temporary buildings, " " 49 Site plans, 77 1} 43 207 Repairs, > " 6,585 Alterations and additions, 21 " 6 Schools, 125 " 2 Broadcast Relay Stations, 3,682 " 1 Gymnasium, "J 6 " 3 Hotels, > " 2 }; " 36 Minor non-domestic buildings, " 1 ,, " 1 Nursing Home, " 1 > " 35 "J 3 J 52 Demolitions.62. Occupation certificates were issued in respect to 311 European type, 614 Chinese type and 130 non-domestic type buildings. Drain tests at various premises totalled 705.
63. Miscellaneous notices issued comprised 470 in respect to 594 dangerous buildings, 106 in respect to emergency shoring, 687 in respect to 819 drainage nuisances and 661 requesting the removal of illegal structures. Miscellaneous permits issued numbered 470.
64. Fines totalling $3,690 were imposed in respect to 49 prosecutions.
65. Miscellaneous inspections consisted of 438 in respect to licensed premises, 46 in respect to collapses and landslides in which there were 33 casualties and 7 fatalities and 20 in respect to fires at which there were 149 fatalities and 63 injured.