SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1979
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD PUBLISHED OVER 50 GUIDES AND BOOKLETS ON SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC AND PRODUCED 41 POSTERS.
HE EMPHASISED THAT EDUCATION HAD A STRONGER IMPACT ON PEOPLE THAN PROSECUTION, BUT ADDED THAT INSPECTION WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FACTORY INSPECTORS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.
+LAST YEAR, HE SAID, +OUR 132 FACTORY INSPECTORS TOOK OUT NEARLY 4 000 PROSECUTIONS AS A RESULT OF 39 000 INSPECTIONS AND 3 000 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS.
WHEN THE INSPECTORATE IS REINFORCED, BOTH EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WILL BE STEPPED UP.
59 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED LAST MONTH
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A TOTAL OF 59 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH (AUGUST) BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, COMPARED WITH 57 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
OF THESE, 22 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FOR KOWLOON AND 21 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $192.23 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $163.39 MILLION LAST YEAR.
THE USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED LAST MONTH TOTALLED 195 598.4 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 25 135.2 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 170 463.2 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 51 NEW PROJECTS.
A TOTAL OF 51 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WAS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING THE MONTH. THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO ASSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 103 BUILDINGS.
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