APPENDIX N
BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS for 1968-69
(Comparative Statistics for 1967–68 in italics)
I.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL
Registration of Architects and Contractors
1968-69 1967-68 Architects registered 17 12 Contractors registered... 66 55 Lift Contractors registered Nil 2 Escalator Contractors registered Nil Nil Miscellaneous permits issued for matsheds, hoardings and scaffoldings, including the renewal of permits 476 703 Prosecutions 1 1II. GENERAL DIVISIONS
General Sections
(a) Buildings certified for occupation
1968-69 1967-68 686 794 Nil Nil Demand notes issued, for permits to erect balconies and canopies over public streets and Crown Land, total value $1,324,897.53 ($833,720) 146 80 Capital cost of new buildings completed SM427 SM550 Cease Works Orders issued for the suspension of approved building works 17 2 Drain tests carried out 453 638 Exclusion Orders granted under the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (N.B. These orders are granted by a Tenancy Tribunal, and not by the Buildings Ordinance Office) Inspections of licensed premises and schools...(b) A total of 3,893 (4,302) approval permits were issued in respect of the following buildings and building works:
129 9 10 1,197 1,223