SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 1985
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MORE NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED
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A SEVEN-STOREY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WAS AMONG 37 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN NOVEMBER 1984.
OTHER PLANS APPROVED INCLUDED A 28-STOREY INDOOR GAMES CENTRE AND APARTMENT BLOCK AT LOWER LASCAR ROW AND LOK KU ROAD FOR THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY, TWO BLOCKS OF APARTMENTS OVER A SEVEN-STOREY PODIUM AT ROBINSON ROAD, A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION AT THE SHA TIN RACE COURSE, AN EXTENSION TO A FACTORY BUILDING AT THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND TWO TOWER BLOCKS FOR DOMESTIC-COMMERCIAL USES AT TA CHUEN PING STREET, KWAI CHUNG.
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 17 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND 20, IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DURING THE MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 34 PROJECTS, 14 OF THEM ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THREE IN KOWLOON AND 17 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDED A RAMP AND TRANSFORMER ROOM AT MOUNT KELLETT ROAD FOR THE MATILDA AND WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A COVERED WALKWAY AT INVERNESS ROAD, A HOSTEL BUILDING IN TSIM SHA TSUI, A FLUSHING WATER PUMPING STATION FOR THE HO CHUNG MARINA IN SAI KUNG AND A CHURCH-STAFF QUARTERS AT JOCKEY CLUB ROAD IN SHEUNG SHUT.
THE FLOOR AREA OF THESE 34 PROJECTS TOTALLED 171 093 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 87 614 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
A TOTAL OF 48 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY-COMPLE RU BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.
THEY INCLUDED A 29-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK AT SOUTH BAY ROAD, THREE SCHOOL BLOCKS WITH QUARTERS AT BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, A MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE AND STAFF QUARTERS AT SANDY BAY, A BANK AND OFFICE BUILDING AT WUHU STREET, A WORKSHOP IN FO TAN, SHA TIN, AND EIGHT APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL BLOCKS AT THE JUNCTION OF CHOI WAN ROAD, KWUN TONG ROAD AND NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS 172 459 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 88 804 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
THE TOTAL COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS ABOUT $663.6 MILLION.
ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ISSUED 12 DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 18 BUILDINGS.
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