MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1978
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APPROVAL OF BUILDINGS PLANS *****
A TOTAL OF 67 NEW BUILDINGS PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN JUNE, COMPARED WITH 83 FOR THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 27 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 14 FOR KOWLOON, AND 26 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDED PLANS FOR A HOTEL BUILDING IN SALISBURY FOAD EXTENSION, A CHURCH AND RETREAT HOUSE IN TUEN MUN, A SCHOOL IN STUBBS ROAD AND SEVERAL FACTORY BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN THE SAME MONTH, 40 COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION. THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS MORE THAN $202 MILLION..
THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF THESE BUILDINGS AMOUNTED TO 145,815 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 58,775 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 87,040 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR 63 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS TO COMMENCE WORK, INCLUDING A HOSPITAL IN DUNDAS STREET,
A COLD STORAGE IN SUNG WONG TO ROAD, A CHURCH AND YOUTH CENTRE IN HUNG SHUI KUI, CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND A PIER AND FOOTBRIDGE IN YI LONG WAN, LANTAU ISLAND.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 86 BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.
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