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With an area of 210.8 square metres, the ground floor of the building to be constructed at the lot should be used for non-industrial use, excluding godown, while the other floors for residential use.
The developer has to complete a gross floor area of not less than 480 square metres before March 31, 1998.
Another lot at the junction of Lam Lok Street and Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, a lot at the junction of On Lai Street, On Kwan Street and On Muk Street, and a lot at the junction of On Lai Street and On Ping Street, were withdrawn because no biddings were made for the opening price of $280 million for each of the first two lots and $325 million for the other.
Held in the Jade Ballroom of Hotel Furama-Kempinski, Connaught Road Central, the auction was conducted by Government Land Agent, Mr John Corrigall.
End/Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Sewage charges to be introduced soon
The Governor-in-Council has approved that regulations should be made to introduce the sewage charging scheme with effect from April 1, 1995 following the passage of the main legislation in the Legislative Council last December.
The charges will be based on a simple calculation method related to water consumption rate. It will be incorporated in the water charge demand notes for the billing period after April 1.
All households will enjoy the sewage service free of charge in the first 12 units (12 cubic metres) of water consumed in a four-month billing period. Thereafter, charges will be levied at $1.2 per unit of water supplied. Water supplied specifically for flushing will not be counted for charging purposes.
It is expected that about 50 per cent of households will pay less than $8 a month and 85 per cent less than $18 a month. Domestic households are expected to receive their first water charge bill with sewage charges incorporated in August this year.
The proposed regulation will enable the Drainage Authority to reduce the sewage charges for specified industries and trades, such as beverage manufacturers, textile bleaching and dyeing industry, ice-making industry and restaurants, which discharge substantially less water than they consume as a result of production process. Charges for these industries and trades will be based on 80 per cent of the volume of water supplied.