SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1985
35 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN AUGUST
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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (B.0.0.) APPROVED 35 BUILDING PLANS IN AUGUST, COMPARED WITH 32 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
OF THESE, NINE WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 10 IN KOWLOON AND 16 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDED AN EIGHT-STOREY CHILD CARE CENTRE FOR THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AT PORTLAND STREET, MONG KOK; A CARGO PIER AT TUNG CHAU STREET, CHEUNG SHA WANS A SWIMMING POOL AT DISCOVERY BAY, LANTAU ISLAND; A PETROL- FILLING STATION AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN; A FOOTBRIDGE AT TEXACO ROAD, TSUEN WAN A KINDERGARTEN AT HONG LOK YUEN, TAI PO AND A 22-STOREY MAFOOS QUARTERS FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AT THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE,
DURING THE MONTH, THE B.0.0. ALSO APPROVED WORK TO START ON 28 NEW PROJECTS - 11 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THREE IN KOWLOON AND 14 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDED A SCHOOL AND QUARTERS FOR SAINT JOAN OF ARC SECONDARY SCHOOL AT BRAEMAR HILL ROAD; A WATER TANK AND PUMP ROOM AT PO LO TSUI, LAMMA ISLAND; TWO TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AT TSING WUN ROAD, TUEN MUN, AND THE JUNCTION OF FO TAN ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD, SHA TIN; AND A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL AT WAI YIP STREET, KOWLOON BAY.
A TOTAL OF 39 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY- COMPLETED STRUCTURES IN AUGUST.
THEY INCLUDED THREE FOOTBRIDGES AT HARBOUR VIEW STREET, A SCHOOL AND QUARTERS FOR SAINT FRANCIS CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AT KENNEDY ROAD; SQUASH COURTS AT PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD; A PETROL- FILLING STATION AT TA TONG ROAD, YUEN LONG A STAFF MESS BUILDING, A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION AND A GRANDSTAND FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AT SHA TIN RACECOURSE; A DANGEROUS GOODS STORE FOR THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED AT TAI YUEN ESTATE, TAI PO A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS NEAR CITY ONE, SHA TIN; AND A HOME FOR THE AGED FOR THE HONG KONG CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB AT KO CHIU ROAD, KWUN TONG.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS WAS 282 399 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 195 303 SQUARE METRES FOR NON-DOMESTIC AND THE REST FOR DOMESTIC USES.
THE COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS $1 255.4 MILLION.
THE B.0.0. ALSO ISSUED 15 DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 31 BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.
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