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SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
REFLECTING THE CONTINUING DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION,
EIGHT APARTMENT BUILDINGS, INCLUDING A 40-STOREY DEVELOPMENT IN FORTRESS HILL ROAD BY CAVENDISH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED AND A HANG LUNG DEVELOPMENT OF 34 STOREYS IN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL-DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL ARE INCLUDED.
ADDITIONALLY, 10 APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS WERE APPROVED, AS WELL AS TWO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AT HONG LOK YUEN IN TAI PO.
OTHER PLANS INCLUDED A 16-STOREY GODOWN IN KENNEDY TOWN; TWO DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB - A SEA WALL AT MIDDLE ISLAND AND A STARTER BOX AT KELLET ISLAND: A PO LEUNG KUK SCHOOL IN WHARF ROAD, NORTH POINT TWO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AT TAIKOO SHING; A NURSERY-KINDERGARTEN AT THE HENG FA CHUEN DEVELOPMENT; AN EXTENSION TO THE SHELL COMPANY PETROL FILLING STATION IN BOUNDARY STREET; A SHOP-CINEMA IN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, KOWLOON; A SWIMMING POOL AT SAI KUNG A CAMP FOR THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME AT HANG HA PO, LAM TSUEN, TAI PO; A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE PO LEUNG KUK AT SHA TIN ; A HEADQUARTERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE HONG KONG SEA CADET CORPS AT FUNG SHING STREET; AND TWO BLOCKS OF STAFF QUARTERS FOR THE UNITED CHRISTIAN MEDICAL SERVICE AT THE JUNCTION OF HIP WO STREET AND SAU MAU PING ROAD.
OF THE 53 APPROVALS, WHICH COMPARES WITH 47 THE PREVIOUS MONTH, 18 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 IN KOWLOON AND 23 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ALSO DURING FEBRUARY CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON 27 PROJECTS - NINE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THREE IN KOWLOON AND 15 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR 30 BUILDINGS, 10 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FOUR IN KOWLOON AND 16 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THESE INCLUDED A 21-STOREY HOTEL IN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST/DES VOEUX ROAD WEST/CENTRE STREET ON HONG KONG ISLAND FOR HING WAI INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED AND A CLUB HOUSE IN SPORTS ROAD FOR HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS 202 061.4 SQUARE METRES AT A COST OF ABOUT $547.6 MILLION.
IN FEBRUARY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ISSUED 20 DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 28 BUILDINGS.
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