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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1982
+1 HOPE THEY WILL ENJOY THE EXCITEMENT AND EXHILERATION OF THIS CROWDED CITY.
+WE WHO LIVE HERE DO NOT LET THE LIMITATIONS OF SPACE PREVENT THE PROMOTION OF SPORT, THE ENJOYMENT OF RECREATION AND THE FUN OF HEALTHY COMPETITION.✦
THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974 AND HOSTED AN INTER-CITY SWIMMING COMPETITION IN 1977.
BESIDES HONG KONG, THE TEAMS TAKING PART IN THE CURRENT FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ARE FROM GUANGZHOU, JAKARTA, MACAU, MEI ZHOU, OSAKA, SEOUL AND BANGKOK.
MATCHES ARE BEING PLAYED AT LA SALLE COLLEGE, KOWLOON, AND THE FINALS WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
63 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED
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SIXTY-THREE NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 48 IN NOVEMBER 1980.
OF THESE NEW PLANS, 20 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 8 FOR KOWLOON AND 35 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDE A FERRY PIER AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AT THE JUBILEE STREET VEHICULAR FERRY PIER, A SHIPYARD/FACTORY AT FUK LEE STREET, TAI KOK TSUI AND A HOTEL IN SHA TIN.
THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $452.2 MILLION COMPARED WITH $377.7 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
THEIR TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 203 390.3 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 167 847.7 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 35 542.6 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR SPACE.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 49 PROJECTS, INCLUDING A SCHOOL AT TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD, A PETROL-FILLING STATION AND A COVERED WALKWAY IN SHA TIN, A HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTRE AT KAM SHING STREET, AND A WATER RESERVOIR AT PO LO TSUI, LAMMA ISLAND.
ALTOGETHER, 46 NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN NOVEMBER, INCLUDING A SCHOOL AT WATERLOO ROAD, A SCHOOL EXTENSION AT SAI YEE STREET AND A FIRE SERVICE STATION IN YUEN LONG.
THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 51 BUILDINGS.
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