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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1982

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57 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER

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FIFTY-SEVEN NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 60 IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

OF THESE NEW PLANS, 23 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 13 FOR KOWLOON AND 21 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDE AN ENTRANCE BUILDING FOR THE OCEAN PARK, THE Y.M.C.A. COMMUNITY CENTRE IN HARBOUR ROAD, A MOTOR-SERVICE CENTRE IN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, A TEMPLE ON LANTAŬ ISLAND AND A SCHOOL AT HONG LOK YUEN IN TAI PO.

THE DECLARED COST OF ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $699.8 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $901.6 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

THE IR USABLE FLOOR AREA TOTALLED 364 447.2 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 266 400.8 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 98 046.4 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

IN THE SAME MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 34 PROJECTS INCLUDING A HALL AT YUK CHOI ROAD, A CINEMA AT NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IN HONG LOK YUEN, TAI PO.

ALTOGETHER, 66 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS IN SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING A

RELIGIOUS/COMMUNITY CENTRE AT OF KWAN ROAD, A SCHOOL AT CHUNG HAU STREET AND A SCHOOL EXTENSION AT TIN KWONG ROAD, A HOSTEL AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AN ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION AT TAI YUEN ESTATE AND A SWIMMING POOL AT HONG LOK YUEN IN TAI PO AND A CHAPEL AND DORMITORY IN SAI KUNG.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE PERMISSION FOR 87 BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHED.

BAND FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS ****

THE SIX WELL-KNOWN AUSTRALIAN MUSICIANS, NOW TAKING PART IN THE FIFTH HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL, WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS OF WIND INSTRUMENTS.

THESE WORKSHOPS, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THEY INCLUDE