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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1976

60 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MAY

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A TOTAL OF 60 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, COMPARED WITH 56 IN APRIL THIS YEAR AND 42 DURING MAY LAST YEAR.

OF THE NEW PLANS APPROVED, 21 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 15 FOR KOWLOON AND 24 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES,

THEY INCLUDED PLANS FOR A NUMBER OF HIGH-RISE APARTMENT/ COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OF 24 OR MORE STOREYS AT CHAI WAN ROAD, JAFFE ROAD, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, QUARRY BAY, AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN TSUEN WÄN.

BUILDING PLANS FOR THREE THREE-STOREY BLOCKS FOR THE POLYTECHNIC AT HUNG HOM RECLAMATION OFF CHATHAM ROAD, A THREE-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND 14 CHALETS FOR HOLIDAY RESORTS (H.K.) LTD. AT YI LONG WAN, LANTAU ISLAND, WERE ALSO APPROVED.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING MAY THIS YEAR AMOUNTED TO $69.9 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $75.6 MILLION FOR APRIL THIS YEAR.

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH_AMOUNTED TO 724,931 SQ. FT., COMPRISING 359,227 SQ.FT. OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 365,704 SQ. FT. OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

DURING THE MONTH, THE B.0.0. GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 67 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS INCLUDING ONE COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT BUILDING WITH 744 FLATS AT THE JUNCTION OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND DES VOEUX ROAD, A SWIMMING POOL AT REPULSE BAY ROAD AND ONE SCHOOL BUILDING AT TAI 0, LANTAU ISLAND.

FIFTY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING THE MONTH. THESE INCLUDED ONE RECREATION PLAYGROUND AND SWIMMING POOL AT POKFULAM ROAD, ONE SCHOOL BUILDING AT TIN KWONG ROAD AND A NUMBER OF HIGH-RISE COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT BUILDINGS OF 20 OR MORE STOREYS AT MEI FOO SUN CHUEN, LAI CHI KOK, DES VOUEX ROAD WEST, ELECTRIC ROAD AND HENNESSY ROAD.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO CONSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 35 BUILDINGS.

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