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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1980

THEIR TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 187 268.7 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 25 331.5 SQUARE METRES FOR DOMESTIC AND 161 937.2 SQUARE METRES FOR NON-DOMESTIC USES.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 47 PROJECTS, INCLUDING A SCHOOL EXTENSION AT CLIFF ROAD, AN ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION IN TSZ WAN SHAN, TWO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE EXTENSIONS ON PENG CHAU AND IN SHEK WU HUT, AND A JETTY ON LAMMA ISLAND.

ALTOGETHER, 40 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN NOVEMBER, INCLUDING A SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG, A PETROL FILLING STATION AT LEI YUE MUN ROAD AND A SHIP REPAIR YARD WITH ANCILLARY BUILDINGS ON TSING YI ISLAND.

THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 57 BUILDINGS.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR

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EDINBURGH PLACE EAST, BETWEEN THE CITY HALL MAIN ENTRANCE AND QUEEN'S PIER, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 5) FOR THE CEREMONIAL OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR,

THE CITY HALL CAR PARK WILL ALSO BE CLOSED BETWEEN THESE HOURS FOR THE EVENT,

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