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SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1981

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DELEGATION TO VISIT GUANGDONG

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A GROUP OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, DR DAVID WILSON, WILL PAY A TWO-DAY VISIT TO GUANGDONG NEXT TUESDAY FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

THE GROUP WILL DISCUSS WAYS OF FURTHER IMPROVING CO-OPERATION ON SECURITY-RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS SMUGGLING, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND CROSS BORDER MOVEMENT.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP INCLUDE MR JOHN HEYWOOD, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, THE POLICE AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.

74 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MARCH

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 74 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN MARCH, COMPARED WITH 60 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

OF THESE NEW PLANS, 34 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 13 FOR KOWLOON AND 27 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED ONE HOSTEL AT MOUNT DAVIS ROAD AND THREE SCHOOLS AT BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD,

THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN MARCH WAS $656.1 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $229.9 MILLION IN MARCH LAST YEAR.

DURING THE MONTH, THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED AMOUNTED TO 322 220.6 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 237 698.2 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 84 522.4 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 37 PROJECTS, INCLUDING THREE OIL STORAGE TANKS ON TSING YI ISLAND, A SWIMMING POOL AT TAI PO AND A COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT DISCOVERY BAY.

ALTOGETHER, 50 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN MARCH, INCLUDING TWO SCHOOLS, ONE ON WAH FU ROAD AND ANOTHER ON HIU MING STREET.

THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 95 BUILDINGS.

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