SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1988
45 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JANUARY
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 45 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
THE MAJORITY OF THE APPROVED PLANS, TOTALLING 26, WERE FOR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL, APARTMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
A BASE STATION FOR A TRAIN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION AND A PERMANENT AUS KOWLOON BAY WERE ALSO APPROVED.
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OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 16 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND 23 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 38 PROJECTS.
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THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS WAS 259,829.9 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 105,090 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC USE,
USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH TOTALLED 200,867.5 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 78,294 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN THE MONTH WAS $646.8 MILLION.
ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 52 OCCUPATION PERMITS. ELEVEN OF THESE WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, NINE IN KOWLOON AND 32 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 27 DEMOLITION ORDERS AFFECTING 59 BUILDINGS.
DURING THE MONTH, THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 385 COMPLAINTS REGARDING ILLEGAL BUILDINGS AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,158 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 91 REMOVAL ORDERS.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 364 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED ONE CLOSURE ORDER.
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