- 7 -
year.
47 new building plans approved in February
The Buildings Department had approved 47 building plans in February this
Among them, 26 are for Hong Kong Island, five for Kowloon and 16 for the New Territories.
The approved plans include 20 for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, 14 for commercial development and two for factory and industrial developments.
In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 33 building projects, which involve 71,984.3 square metres of usable domestic floor area and 95,506.3 square metres of usable non-domestic floor area.
million.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in the month totalled about $861
Of the buildings certified for occupation in the month, usable floor areas for domestic and non-domestic uses are 61,642.2 square metres and 35,855.5 square metres respectively.
Also in February, the department had issued 18 Occupation Permits - Seven for Hong Kong Island, four for Kowloon and seven for the New Territories.
In addition, 13 demolition consents involving 24 buildings were issued.
The Buildings Department's Control and Enforcement Division had received 575 complaints of unauthorised building works, carried out 1,568 inspections and issued 345 Removal Orders on unauthorised works.
The department's Dangerous Buildings Section had also inspected 788 buildings and obtained an Emergency Closure Order from the court.
End/Sunday, May 7, 1995