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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1974

MORE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JULY

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A TOTAL OF 79 BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, AS COMPARED WITH 58 IN JUNE.

THE PLANS INCLUDED A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THE BAPTIST COLLEGE, A MULTI-STOREY DEPARTMENT STORE/OFFICE BUILDING ON NATHAN ROAD, A CHURCH AND SOCIAL CENTRE IN SHA TIN, AND A TEMPLE IN SAI KUNG.

DURING THE MONTH, 66 BUILDINGS WERE COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION. THESE INCLUDED A HOSPITAL BUILDING AND NURSES QUARTERS FOR THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL IN KWUN TONG, AND FOUR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL BLOCKS AND A PODIUM

IN ME! FOO SUN CHUEN.

THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE BUILDINGS EXCEEDED $150 MILLION.

APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON 65 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING A LOW COST HOUSING ESTATE AT TAI HANG ROAD, AND A HOSPITAL IN HAPPY VALLEY.

CONSENT WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 31 BUILDINGS,

TV ARTISTES TO SELL LOTTERY TICKETS ******

FOUR HK-TVB ARTISTES WILL HELP SELL TICKETS OF THE

EIGHTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY AT STATUE SQUARE ON MONDAY

(SEPTEMBER 2) BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.

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THEY ARE MR. HO SAU-SUN, MISS PEARL AU, MISS ANGELINA LO AND MISS ANNA NG.

THE DRAW OF WINNING NUMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL, ON SEPTEMBER 7 AT 10 A.M.

UP TO 12 NOON TODAY, THE NUMBER OF TICKETS SOLD FOR THE CURRENT LOTTERY REACHED 397,000.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND /OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS BY THE HK-TVB ARTISTES AT STATUE SQUARE ON MONDAY BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.

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