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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1975.

44 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED LAST MONTH

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BUILDING PLANS FOR A NUMBER OF MULTI-STOREY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING ONE OF 32 STOREYS AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER ALEXANDRA HOUSE IN CENTRAL, HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY LAST MONTH.

ANOTHER BUILDING, OF 26 STOREYS, IS TO BE BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF YEE WO STREET AND SUGAR STREET IN THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF CAUSEWAY BAY.

IN KOWLOON, AN 18-STOREY PLAZA WILL BE BUILT IN CANTON ROAD.

FOUR PLANS FOR COMBINED COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHICH RANGE FROM 22 TO 28 STOREYS, HAVE ALSO BEEN APPROVED. THE NEW BUILDING COMPLEXES ARE AT NELSON STREET, MONGKOK- SAI WAN HO STREET, SHAUKIHAN- SUN CHUN STREET, TAI HANG- AND KING'S ROAD, QUARRY BAY.

OF THE TOTAL 44 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN DECEMBER, 16 ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 IN KOWLOON, AND 16 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DURING THE SAME MONTH, 55 NEW BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THREE SCHOOLS, WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION. THEIR COMBINED DECLARED COST WAS MORE THAN $134 MILLION.

APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR 56 BUILDING PROJECTS TO START WORK AND. FOR 43 OLD BUILDINGS, INCLUDING TEN WHICH HAVE BEEN DECLARED DANGEROUS, TO BE DEMOLISHED.

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DISABLED. PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CHARITY WALK ******

A TOTAL OF 20 PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED PEOPLE CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REHABILITATION CENTRE IN ABERDEEN, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S ÷WALK FOR A MILLION ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 19) TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR WELFARE SERVICES.

THE GROUP INCLUDES BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 17 AND 35.

SEVENTEEN OF THEM WHO ARE NOT SUFFERING FROM ANY SEVERE DISABILITY AND CAN GET ABOUT BY THEMSELVES, WILL BE STARTING OFF FROM CHECKPOINT FOUR AT MT. AUSTIN PLAYGROUND AT 9 A.M. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF TWO STAFF MEMBERS.

THE OTHERS, EIGHT OF WHOM ARE WHEEL-CHAIR BOUND, WILL JOIN IN THE CIRCLE WALK+ IN THE STADIUM, ARRIVING THERE AT 10.45 A.M. THREE VOLUNTEERS AND A STAFF MEMBER WILL BE WITH THEM.

ALL THE 28 DISABLED TAKING PART IN THIS WALK HAVE FOUND THEIR OWN SPONSORS.