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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1976
BUILDING FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1976
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THE TOTAL DECLARED COSTS OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED LAST MONTH AMOUNTED TO $128.61 MILLION, ACCORDING TO FIGURES ISSUED TODAY BY THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS COMPARES WITH A TOTAL DECLARED COST OF $95.23 MILLION FOR FEBRUARY 1975, AND $99.38 MILLION FOR JANUARY THIS YEAR.
THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AMOUNTED TO 1,171,835 SQ. FT., COMPRISING 423,502 SQ. FT. OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 748,333 SQ. FT. OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
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DURING THE MONTH, THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 46 NEW BUILDING PLANS, COMPARED WITH 35 FOR FEBRUARY LAST YEAR.
THESE INCLUDED PLANS FOR AN OIL STORAGE DEPOT AT FO TAN, SHA TIN. FOUR 24-STOREY BLOCKS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS AT CLOUD VIEW ROAD FIVE 16-STOREY BLOCKS OF CINEMA AND APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AT THE JUNCTION OF DOCK STREET AND DYER AVENUE, AND A CHINA LIGHT AND POWER SUB-STATION AT PAK TIN.
CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO BEGIN ON 60 NEW BUILDINGS, INCLUDING FOUR MULTI-STOREY BLOCKS FOR A HOUSING ESTATE AT LAI CHI KOK TERRACE ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, AND A HOTEL BUILDING AT THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND KIMBERLEY ́ROAD.
A TOTAL OF 51 COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING FEBRUARY. THESE INCLUDED A 16-STOREY SCHOOL AT SOUTH BAY CLOSE, A YOUTH CENTRE AT BEDFORD ROAD AND A HOSTEL ON LANTAU ISLAND.
THE B.0.0. ALSO CONSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 50 BUILDINGS.
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