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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1974

NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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A TUTAL OF 55 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IN MARCH, INCLUDING PLANS FOR FIVE 21-STOREY APART...NT BUILDINGS AT MEI FOO SUN CHUẾN.

THE PLANS INCLUDED 20 FOR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, EIGHT FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS, 14 FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND 16 FUR RESIDENCES. THIRTY UNE OF THE PLANS WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THREE VERE FOR KOWLOON AND THE REMAINING 22 FOR THE NEW TEÆRITURIES.

DURING THE MONTH, 48 BUILDINGS . KOWLOON AND 22 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION.

19 IN HONG KONG, SEVEN IN

WERE CUMPLETED AND

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THE TOTAL COST OF THE BUILDINGS

AMOUNTED TU NEARLY $250 MILLION.

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO BEGIN ON 25 BUILDING PROJECTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 11 IN KOWLOOK AND 19 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. CONSENT WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 22 BUILDINGS.

AIR-MAIL SERVICES TO CANADA RESUMED ******

AIR-MAIL SERVICES FROM HUNG KUIG TO CANADA HAVE NOU BEEN RESUMED, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANOUNCED TODAY.

ALL PUST OFFICES ARE NOW AGAI! ACCEPTING LETTERS AND PARCELS FOR CONVEYANCE BY AIR TO CALIRÐA.

AIR-MAIL SERVICES TO CANADA WERE DISRUPTED AS A RESULT OF A NATIONWIDE POSTAL STRIKE IN CANADA.

QUEEN'S MESSAGE OF THANKS

HER MAJESTRY THE QUEEN HAS THANKED THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR THEIR MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF HER BIRTHDAY.

A MESSAGE OF THANKS WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEMOSE, THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

THE MESSAGE READS: HER HAJESTY COMMANDS HE TO CONVEY TO- YOU AND TO ALL THOSE WHO ASSOCIATED THEMSELVES WITH THE TERMS OF YOUR MESSAGE HER SINCERE THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD WISHES, WHICH GAVE MUCH PLEASURE.+

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