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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1978

237 BUILDING PROPOSALS RECEIVED

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 237 BUILDING PROPOSALS BETWEEN JULY AND THE END OF SEPTEMBER,

THE NUMBER WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN FOR THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS.

DURING THE SAME THREE-MONTH PERIOD THE 3.0.0. DEALT WITH NO FEWER THAN 3,294 PLANS, A P.W.D. SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THIS WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE 3,198 PLANS HANDLED DURING THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, HE SAID.

AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER THE B.0.0. WAS PROCESSING 1,144 PLANS. THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS DIVISION OF THE B.0.0. ANSWERED 47 EMERGENCY CALLS SINCE JULY THIS YEAR.

THE CALLS RELATED TO DAMAGE BY FIRE, DEFECTIVE CONCRETE, DEFECTIVE DRAINS AND DEFECTIVE ADVERTISING SIGNS.

CLOSURE ORDERS AFFECTING 75 BUILDINGS 43 ON HONG KONG

- WERE OBTAINED. ISLAND, 16 IN KOWLOON AND 16 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD, B.0.0. STAFF ALSO INSPECTED 249 BUILDINGS WHICH HAD BEEN CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION SINCE THE END OF JULY 1975.

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