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SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1984
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, NINE WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THREE IN KOWLOON AND 18 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
AT THE SAME TIME THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT FOR WORK TO START ON 29 PROJECTS, NINE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, EIGHT IN KOWLOON AND THE REST IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDED A STAFF QUARTERS AT VICTORIA ROAD FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG A FOOTBRIDGE LINKING THE PODIUM OF THE CHAI WAN DEPOT'S MAIN BUILDING TO THE FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AT PAK CHAI WAN STATION; THREE FACTORY BLOCKS AT TO KWA WAN AND TUEN MUN; A WORKSHOP FOR KAI TAK AIRPORT,
A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS SHA KOK STREET, SHA TIN; AND AN ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION AT HONG LOK YUEN, TAI PO.
THE FLOOR AREA OF THESE 29 PROJECTS TOTALLED 207 634 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 128 318.7 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC, AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC USE.
A TOTAL OF 33 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.
THEY INCLUDED A FIVE-STOREY CLUB HOUSE AND QUARTERS AT TUNG LO WAN ROAD FOR THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB AN ANIMAL HOUSE FOR THE OCEAN PARK: A SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTRE AT THE JUNCTION OF IVY STREET AND BEECH STREET. TAI KOK TSUI FOR MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AND
A SHIPYARD AND FACTORY BUILDING AT FUK LEE STREET, TAI KOK TSU! FOR THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED.
OTHER BUILDINGS INCLUDED A 17-STOREY SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AT WING SING LANE, MONG KOK; A CONTROL CENTRE AND A MANAGEMENT TRAINING CENTRE AT TAI PO, AND AN ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION AT LOK KWAN STREET, SHAM SHUI PO FOR THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED, AND A STAFF QUARTERS FOR POK OI HOSPITAL AT YUEN LONG.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN JULY WAS 139 161 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 123 450.7 SQUARE METRES FOR NON-DOMESTIC AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
THE COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS ABOUT $363.7 MILLION.
ALSO DURING THE MONTH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ISSUED 14 DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 21 BUILDINGS.
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