XN000022-1980-05-29 — Page 9

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1980

THERE WERE 22 CANDIDATES, SEVEN FROM SOUTHERN DISTRICT INCLUDING TSUEN WAN, ISLANDS AND SAI KUNG), 10 FROM YUEN LONG INCLUDING TUEN MUN) AND FIVE FROM TAI PO (INCLUDING SHA TIN AND NORTH).

SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WAS THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE ELECTIONS WHICH WERE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.

THE ELECTORATE CONSISTED OF 112 COUNCILLORS WHO CONSTITUTE THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK. THE COUNCILLORS COMPRISE SPECIAL COUNCILLORS, RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN AND NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

THE 24TH TERM OF THE KUK BEGINS ON JUNE 1.

BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN APRIL COST $231 MILLION

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THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN APRIL AMOUNTED TO $231 MILLION, ACCORDING TO FIGURES ISSUED TODAY BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

YEAR.

THIS COMPARES WITH $76.9 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED AMOUNTED TO 153 490.6 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 98 360.7 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 55 129.9 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

BUILDING PLANS FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN DISCOVERY BAY, LANTAU, A LECTURE THEATRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND 52 OTHER PROJECTS WERE APPROVED IN APRIL BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.

OF THESE PLANS APPROVED 27 WERE FOR PROJECTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, EIGHT FOR KOWLOON AND 20 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 51 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS INCLUDING A HOTEL IN CHEUNG CHAU, A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT CHAI WAN KOK, TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, A TEACHING BLOCK OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AN EXTENSION TO HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL AND A SCHOOL IN WAH FU ROAD, POKFULAM.

THIRTY-FIVE COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION. ASSENT WAS GIVEN TO THE DEMOLITION OF 73 BUILDINGS.

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