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FURTHERMORE, 80 PER CENT OF THOSE TAKING PART IN SUCH AN ACTIVITY FOR THE ELDERLY SHOULD BE AGED 60 OR OVER.
THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY FOR CARNIVALS AND VARIETY SHOWS WILL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY, AND DEPEND ON THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNCTION AND ITS NATURE, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TAKING PART.
THREE HOTEL PROJECTS APPROVED IN AUGUST *****
TWO HOTELS IN GLOUCESTER ROAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND ONE IN CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, WERE AMONG 42 PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) IN AUGUST.
A 30-STOREY HOTEL OF 198 ROOMS PLUS COMMERCIAL FACILITIES WILL BE BUILT AT 67-76 GLOUCESTER ROAD FOR THE YIN NIN SAVINGS MORTGAGE LOAN AND FUND INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
THE OTHER WILL BE BUILT AT 100-108 GLOUCESTER ROAD AND 145-149 JAFFE ROAD. IT WILL BE 24 STOREYS HIGH OVER TWO BASEMENTS AND WILL HAVE 306 ROOMS.
THE APPLICANT IS WEE ON INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
THE HOTEL PROJECT IN KOWLOON, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SHOPS AND OFFICES, WILL HAVE 502 ROOMS IN TWO BLOCKS OF 17 AND 16 STOREYS. ALSO ON THE ISLAND, FOUR APARTMENT BLOCKS ARE TO BE BUILT AT 109 REPULSE BAY ROAD FOR HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LIMITED.
THEY RANGE. FROM 24 TO 38 STOREYS AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIX-LEVEL CARPARK OVER A BASEMENT.
OF THE APPROVALS 19 WERE APARTMENT OR APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AND FIVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD.
APPROVED DURING THE MONTH WERE A PETROL-FILLING STATION FOR SHELL IN PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND AN AMENITIES AND A SPORT BLOCK FOR THE CITY POLYTECHNIC AT TAT CHEE AVENUE, KOWLOON.
THE BOO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 44 PROJECTS IN AUGUST, INCLUDING FOUR HOTELS.
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