TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1982
CLOSE WATCH ON POOLS AND DITCHES
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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, IS KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON POOLS AND DITCHES THAT MIGHT POSE DANGER TO RESIDENTS, THE TOWN MANAGER, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE SAID HE WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DROWNING INCIDENT ON SUNDAY.
STAFF FROM HIS OFFICE, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, HAVE BEEN TO THE SITE WHERE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.
MR MACLEOD ALSO APPEALED TO RESIDENTS TO CONTACT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHENEVER THEY SPOT ANY POOLS OR DITCHES THAT COULD BE OF POTENTIAL DANGER.
BUILDING WORK IN APRIL
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FIFTY-NINE NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN APRIL THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 83 IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
OF THESE NEW PLANS, 22 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 9 FOR KOWLOON AND 28 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDE A SCHOOL EXTENSION AT QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AND A SCHOOL AT HIP WO STREET, KWUN TONG, A CLUB HOUSE AT TUNG LO WAN ROAD AND A TELEPHONE EXCHANGE EXTENSION IN CLEARWATER BAY ROAD.
THE DECLARED COST OF ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN APRIL WAS $676.24 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $899.61 MILLION IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
THE IR TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA AMOUNTED TO 257 420 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 178 151.1 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 79 268.9 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR SPACE.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 40 PROJECTS, INCLUDING A CLUB HOUSE AT SHUM WAN, ABERDEEN, AN ANCILLARY BUILDING FOR HOSPITAL AT SHA TIN PASS ROAD, A SWIMMING POOL AT LO WAI, TSUEN WAN AND A TEMPORARY BUS DEPOT AT YUEN LONG.
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ALTOGETHER, 45 NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN APRIL, INCLUDING A PETROL FILLING STATION AT FUNG YIP STREET, CHAI WAN, A SWIMMING POOL AT DEEP WATER BAY ROAD, A CHURCH AT WATERLOO ROAD AND A VEHICLE SERVICE STATION AT FUNG SHING STREET.
THE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 75 BUILDINGS.
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