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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983
A SECTION OF JOHNSTON ROAD BETWEEN LUARD AND O'BRIEN ROADS A PROMINENT EYESORE IN THE DISTRICT - WILL BE THE SPOT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT EXERCISE TO BE CARRIED OUT NEXT MONTH,
THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE, MRS PEGGY LAM SAID: +AFTER A SITE VISIT TO ALL LOCATIONS RECOMMENDED, THE COMMITTEE BELIEVED THAT JOHNSTON ROAD SHOULD DESERVE TOP PRIORITY AS THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME WILL BENEFIT MOST PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
+IT IS HOPED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE STREET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME CAN THEN BE PLANNED IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE TO BE GAINED FROM THIS PILOT EXERCISE, SHE ADDED.
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30 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED
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THIRTY NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THIS FEBRUARY, COMPARED WITH 64 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
OF THESE NEW PLANS, 14 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THREE FOR KOWLOON, AND 13 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE BUILDINGS INCLUDE A CINEMA IN SOY STREET AND A SEA-SCOUT ACTIVITIES CENTRE IN SAI KUNG,
THE DECLARED COST OF ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $582 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $728,7 MILLION IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR.
THE USABLE FLOOR AREA OF THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED TOTALLED 235 253.8 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 191 398.5 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 43 855.3 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
IN THE SAME MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE GAYE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 34 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING A LANDSCAPED GARDEN AND UNDERGROUND CARPARKS IN ELECTRIC ROAD, A CARGO SHIPPING TERMINAL IN KENNEDY TOWN, A SQUASH COURT IN KAI TAK AIRPORT, A SCHOOL IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, AN ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND A CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR POK OI HOSPITAL.
ALTOGETHER, 46 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY-
-N HAU COMPLETED BUILDINGS IN FEBRUARY, INCLUDING A SCHOOL TEMPLE ROAD AND AN ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN LUNG CHEUNG - AD.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR 33 BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
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