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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1978

NUMBER OF BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

THE HIGHEST SINCE 1974

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A TOTAL OF 795 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED IN 1977 THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 1974, ACCORDING TO FIGURES ISSUED TODAY BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

DURING THE YEAR, THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED WAS $2,435 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $1,730 MILLION IN 1976,

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED WAS ABOUT 2.3 MILLION SQUARE METRES AS AGAINST 1.5 MILLION SQUARE METRES IN 1976.

IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR A TOTAL OF 71 BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE COMPARED WITH 55 IN NOVEMBER.

OF THESE, 30 WERE FOR PROJECTS ON HONG KONG, 11 FOR KOWLOON AND 30 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED A YOUTH CENTRE BETWEEN MANSION STREET AND MODEL STREET, A SCHOOL AT DUKE STREET, AN CIL TANK IN CHA KWO LING ROAD, A PIER AND FOOTBRIDGE AT YI LONG WAN, LANTAU ISLAND AND AN ELECTRIC SUB-STATION IN YUEN LONG.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING

THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $170 MILLION.

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER WAS ABOUT 177,000 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 122,000 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 55,000 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

IN DECEMBER, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 56 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING A HOSPITAL EXTENSION AT MOUNT KELLETT ROAD, A TEMPLE ON LANTAU ISLAND AND A SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG.

FIFTY-THREE NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION DURING THE MONTH.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO CONSENTED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 31 BUILDINGS.

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