B. O. O. Work.
Q 14
26. Plans. The following is a tabulated statement showing the number and type of buildings, in connection with which plans were deposited during the year, the figures for 1927 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :-
Buildings, &c. 1927 1928 Increase Decrease New European houses, 89 170 81 New Chinese houses, 201 633 432 New Buildings and Structures other than the above, 281 350 69 Alterations and additions to existing buildings, 2,427 2,045 382 Verandahs, 151 574 423 Balconies, 37 129 92 Sunshades, 6 6 Areas, Piers, (including repairs) 10 5 5 Wells, 17 33 16 Total,..... 3,249 3,998 1,136 387The number of plans (covering the buildings in the tabulated statement above) deposited during the year was 2,385, as compared with 2,158 in 1927.
The number of plans approved during the year was 2,929 as compared with 2,481 in 1927.
27. Certificates.-The following Certificates for new buildings were issued:
246 under section 204 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, covering 506 domestic buildings, of which 145 were European and 361 Chinese dwellings, and 94 covering 107 non-domestic buildings.
These figures show an increase of 47 in the case of "domestic" and a decrease of 11 in that of "non-domestic" buildings. Of the 145 European houses completed and certified, 42 are on the Kowloon Tong Estate.