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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1981
65 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JUNE
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SIXTY-FIVE NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN JUNE THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 56 IN JUNE 1980.
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OF THESE NEW PLANS, 20 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 17 FOR KOWLOON AND 28 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES,
THEY INCLUDED A 28-STOREY COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN COTTON TREE DRIVE, A 28-STOREY SHOP AND OFFICE BUILDING IN FA YUEN STREET AND A 31-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK IN SHA TIN.
THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $1 139.4 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $200 MILLION IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
THE IR TOTAL USEABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 460 609.8 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 250 892.7 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC AND 209 717.1 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 92 PROJECTS, INCLUDING A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON WHARF ROAD, A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON PAU CHUNG STREET AND A SCHOOL ON TAI PAK TIN STREET, KWAI CHUNG.
ALTOGETHER, 66 NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN JUNE, INCLUDING A SCHOOL IN STANLEY, A TEACHING BLOCK AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, SHA TIN, AND A PETROL FILLING STATION AT HIU KWONG STREET, KWUN TONG.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 113 BUILDINGS.
LUNCH TIME ENQUIRIES SERVICE TO BE TRIED OUT
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AS A TRIAL, FOR ONE DAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY), FACTORY WORKERS IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE USE OF THE LUNCH-TIME PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE AREA'S CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, IN THE CANTEEN OF LEIGHTON TEXTILES CO LTD, 888 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 1 PM.
THE PURPOSE OF SUCH A SERVICE IS TO ENABLE FACTORY WORKERS TO SEEK ADVICE, MAKE ENQUIRIES ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND OBTAIN GOVERNMENT FORMS AND MATERIAL DURING THE LUNCH HOUR.
OFFICERS DEALING WITH ENQUIRIES ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION WILL BE PRESENT, AND A COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS WILL ALSO BE ON DUTY TO MANAGE STATUTORY DECLARATIONS.
IF THE ONE-DAY TRIAL PROVES SUCCESSFUL, THE SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO OTHER FACTORIES ON A DAILY BASIS.
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