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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1991
CONSEQUENCE AS A NATURAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECENTLY PETROL FILLING STATIONS.
OF THE
GULF WAR, MR WONG SAID,
UP STEPPED
SPOT
CHECKS AT
"NO DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN FOUND AS A RESULT,
ן
HE SAID.
RETAILER WEIGHING
EARLIER THIS MONTH, TWO FRUIT RETAILERS AND A POULTRY FINED A TOTAL OF $5,500 FOR USING INACCURATE INSTRUMENTS.
WERE
BEEN GIVEN SHORT
ON DEPARTMENT
714 6146
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO SUSPECT THEY HAVE
MEASURES SHOULD TELEPHONE WRIGHTS OR
THE DURING OFFICE HOURS OR 852 3185 OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS.
48 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE BUILDING PLANS IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.
APPROVED A TOTAL OF
48 NEW
EIGHT FOR KOWLOON
OF THE PLANS, 17 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, AND 23 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE
APPROVED
PLANS
INCLUDED
11
APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 12 DEVELOPMENT AND THREE FOR GODOWN OR FACTORY PURPOSES.
FOR
APARTMENT FOR COMMERCIAL
ON
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START
SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC 51 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 86,687.8
USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR FLOOR AREA AND 191,500.7 SQUARE METRES OF AREA.
DURING THE THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED
FOR DOMESTIC AND MONTH WAS ABOUT $1,496 MILLION. USABLE FLOOR AREAS NON-DOMESTIC USES
157,611.8 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 148,159.5 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY,
KONG
WERE ABOUT
SIX
FOR
KOWLOON
AND 19
FOR THE
NEW
ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 40 OCCUPATION PERMITS; 15 FOR HONG
ISLAND, TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION,
THE OFFICE ISSUED
43 DEMOLITION
AFFECTING 103 BUILDINGS.
THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,245 87 REMOVAL ORDERS.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OBTAINED ONE EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER.
CONSENTS
RECEIVED 794 COMPLAINTS INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED
INSPECTED 558 BUILDINGS
AND
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