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52 new building plans approved in December
The Buildings Department approved 52 building plans in December last year.
Of the plans, 20 are for Hong Kong Island, eight for Kowloon and 24 for the New Territories.
The approved plans include 18 for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, 11 for commercial development and seven for factory and industrial developments.
In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 30 building projects, which involve 18,660.1 square metres of usable domestic floor area and 58,052.3 square metres of usable non-domestic floor area.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in the month totalled about $6,389 million.
Of the buildings certified for occupation in the month, usable floor areas for domestic and non-domestic uses are 328,900.2 square metres and 267,766,2 square metres respectively.
In the same month, the department issued 36 Occupation Permits - 15 for Hong Kong Island, nine for Kowloon and 12 for the New Territories.
In addition, 13 demolition consents involving 34 buildings were issued.
The Buildings Department's Control and Enforcement Division received 693 complaints of unauthorised building works, carried out 1,692 inspections and issued 416 Removal Orders on unauthorised works.
The department's Dangerous Buildings Section also inspected 811 buildings and obtained six Emergency Closure Orders from the court.
End/Sunday, February 26, 1995