SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1993
COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL BE SENT TO ALL RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, MEDIA OPERATORS WILL BE ON THE TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTION LIST.
THE WORKING GROUP ON THE INFLUENCE OF MASS MEDIA ON BY PROFESSOR NELSON CHOW WING-SUN WAS SET UP IN 1991. REPORT ON THE SEMINAR WAS RELEASED IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
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54 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 54 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN FEBRUARY.
OF THESE, 13 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 16 FOR KOWLOON AND 25 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES,
APPROVED
FOR
APARTMENT,
THE
PLANS INCLUDED 22 APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 13 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS 10 FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
AND
ON
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 32 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 38,321 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 57,318 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,679 MILLION. USABLE FLOOR AREAS OF THESE BUILDINGS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 207,986 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 138,772 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.
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IN THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 29 OCCUPATION PERMITS FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, FOUR FOR KOWLOON, AND 16 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION, 27 DEMOLITION
WERE ISSUED.
CONSENTS
INVOLVING 60 BUILDINGS
THE OFFICE'S CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 579 COMPLAINTS OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,391 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 446 REMOVAL ORDERS IN RESPECT OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OF THE OFFICE INSPECTED 612 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED ONE EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER.
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