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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1977

54 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY

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A TOTAL OF 54 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN FEBRUARY, COMPARED WITH 46 FOR THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR,

OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 18 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 13 FOR KOWLOON AND 23 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED PLANS FOR TWO 24-STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS AT TSUEN WAN AND CASTLE PEAK. MOST OF THE OTHER PLANS WERE FOR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

IN THE SAME MONTH, 34 COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION. THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS MORE THAN $78 MILLION,

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF THESE BUILDINGS AMOUNTED TO 75,956.2 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 29,018.9 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 46,937.3 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

APPROVAL WAS ALSO GIVEN FOR 58 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS TO COMMENCE

INCLUDING A CINEMA BUILDING IN YAU MA TEI AND A GAS FOAMING PLANT IN TO KWA WAN.

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 28 BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.

HOLIDAY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS DURING SUMMER MONTHS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS THAT THE ANNUAL SPECIAL HOLIDAY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME ON CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WOULD BE RE-INTRODUCED FROM MAY 1 (SUNDAY).

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE SCHEME, ALL GOODS VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO TRAVEL ALONG CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ROADS DURING SPECIFIED HOURS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, UNLESS AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT.

THE SCHEME, HE ADDED, WAS INTENDED TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF BEACH-GOING TRAFFIC IN SUMMER AND SLOW-MOVING HEAVY VEHICLES.

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ON CLEAR WATER EAY ROAD, ALL GOODS VEHICLES TRAVELLING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SECTION BETWEE KWUN TONG ROAD AND FEI NGO SHAN ROAD FROM 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M., AND GO....... VEHICLES TRAVELLING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THE SECTION BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND ANDERSON ROAD FROM 2 P.M. TO 7 P.M.

ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD. THE SECTION BETWEEN SHA TSUI ROAD AND PUT TO ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM 11 A.M. TO 6 P..

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SCHEME WOULD BE ENFORCED UNTIL OCTOBER 29.