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Tuesday, September 26, 1972

MORE MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS FOR HONG KONG

The Building Authority approved 78 new building plans of all types in

August and certified 57 completed buildings for occupation.

Of the plans approved, 42 were on Hong Kong Island, 14 in Kowloon,

6 in New Kowloon and 16 in the New Territories.

They include plans for a 21-storey apartment-commercial building at

468-470 Des Voeux Road West; a 24-storey building at 31-33 King's Road and

a 20-storey apartment block at 374-388 Reclamation Street.

Buildings certified for occupation included 17 for domestic use, 15

for non-domestic use and 25 for combined domestic and non-domestic purposes.

In addition, the Building Authority approved the demolition of 40

buildings. Of these, 18 are on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon, 11 in New

Kowloon and three in the New Territories.

Lists giving brief particulars of all buildings concerned may be

inspected at the Public Enquiry Service on the ground floor of the Central

Government Offices, West Wing.

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