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SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1976

BUILDINGS FIGURES FOR MARCH 1976

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A TOTAL OF 68 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, COMPARED WITH 38 DURING MARCH LAST YEAR,

OF THE NEW PLANS APPROVED, 25 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 18 FOR KOWLOON AND 25 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED PLANS FOR A NUMBER OF HIGHRISE APARTMENT/ COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OF 20 OR MORE STOREYS AT LOCKHART ROAD, WHARF ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, GLENEALLY, AND VALLEY ROAD IN KOWLOON.

BUILDING PLANS FOR A 15-STOREY HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CENTRE AT FAT KWONG STREET WERE ALSO APPROVED, AS WELL AS PLANS FOR A BUS DEPOT AT TUEN MUN.

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING MARCH THIS YEAR AMOUNTED TO 1,468,873 SQUARE FEET, COMPRISING 447,584 SQ. FT. OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 1,021,289 SQ. FT. OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA,

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH AMOUNTED TO $146.43 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $128,61 MILLION FOR FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

DURING THE MONTH, THE B.0.0. GAVE THE GO AHEAD FOR WORK TO BEGIN ON 53 BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING A HOME FOR THE AGED AT TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, AN OIL STORAGE DEPOT AT SHA TIN; AN EXTENSION TO CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE, AND PREMISES FOR THE TAIPO RURAL COMMITTEE.

FIFTY-SIX COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING THE MONTH. THESE INCLUDED THE AIR CARGO TERMINAL BUILDING AT KAI TAK, A HOME FOR THE AGED AT CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, A SCHOOL BUILDING AT YUEN LONG, A NURSING SCHOOL AND QUARTERS AT TSUEN WAN AND A TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BUILDING IN CHAI WAN.

THE B.0.0. ALSO CONSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 51 BUILDINGS.

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