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Friday, January 5, 1973
BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER
A golf and gymnasium building in Caroline Hill Road for the
South China Atheletic Association is among a total of 45 building plans
approved by the Building Authority during November last year.
Also on the list is a 29-storey commercial building in Hennessy
Road and another commercial building of 27 storeya in Leighton Road.
Twenty-one of the plans approved are on Hong Kong Island, nine
in Kowloon, seven in New Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.
These figures represent a drop of 34 plans compared to the
previous month when 79 plans were approved. They also represent a drop
of more than 50 per cent compared to the sane month in 1971 when 107
plans were approved.
In the same month of November last year, 65 buildings were certified
for occupation. The declared total cost for these buildings is about
$140 million which almost doubles October's total of $78.2 million.
In addition, the Building Authority had also approved the demolition
of 35 blocks of building 19 on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon and
oight in New Kowloon.
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