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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1980

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TENDERS INVITED FOR LAND TENANCY

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR A SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF LAND IN SAU MAU PING ROAD, KOWLOON, BY THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 2 280 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR STORAGE OF GOODS AND VEHICLES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID THE TENANCY WAS FOR ONE YEAR AND THEREAFTER, QUARTERLY.

CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS WILL BE NOON ON AUGUST 15.

TENDERS FORMS AND PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND ALSO AT THE 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

THE TENDER PLAN MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THESE OFFICES.

56 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 56 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JUNE, COMPARED WITH 67 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

OF THESE, 24 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 FOR KOWLOON, AND 20 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, STAFF QUARTERS OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, AND A PETROL FILLING STATION IN HIU KWONG STREET IN SAU MAU PING.

THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $200 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $302 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR,

THEIR TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 136 190.1 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 100 264.6 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 35 925.5 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE OFFICE ALSO CONSENTED FOR WORK TO START ON 47 PROJECTS, INCLUDING AN ENGINEERING BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, A WELFARE AND YOUTH CENTRE IN KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, KWAI CHUNG, AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN STANLEY, POK FU LAM AND KWAI CHUNG.

A TOTAL OF 38 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION, INCLUDING A PETROL FILLING STATION IN TUEN MUN AND A NUMBER OF DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.

THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 52 BUILDINGS.

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