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MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1982

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64 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY

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SIXTY-FOUR NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 53 IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR.

OF THESE NEW PLANS, 23 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 14 FOR KOWLOON AND 27 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDE THREE SCHOOLS AT BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND TSENG TAU TSUEN SHEUNG TSUEN, TUEN MUN, A SWIMMING POOL AT WONG MA KOK ROAD, A PETROL-FILLING STATION AT JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, SHEUNG SHUI AND A CARGO SHIPPING TERMINAL AT KENNEDY TOWN.

THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $728.7 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $523.1 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

THE IR TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 248 429.4 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 180 235.2 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 68 194.2 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR SPACE.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 43 PROJECTS INCLUDING A CHURCH AT WANG TAK STREET, A HOME FOR THE AGED AT THE JUNCTION OF KUNG LOK ROAD AND HONG LEE ROAD, KWUN TONG, A PROMENADE AT DISCOVERY BAY, LANTAU, AND A HOSPITAL AT YAN CHAI STREET AND KWAN MUN HAU STREET, TSUEN WAN.

ALTOGETHER, 40 NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN FEBRUARY.

THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 68 BUILDINGS.

HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON CHING MING FESTIVAL NEXT MONDAY (APRIL 5) AND DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 10 (SATURDAY) AND APRIL 12 (MONDAY).

ON THESE THREE DAYS, 35 POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON.

THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON GOOD FRIDAY (APRIL 9) AND ON QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY (APRIL 21). ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THESE TWO DAYS.

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