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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1982

IF THERE ARE VACANCIES LEFT UNFILLED AFTER THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, THE SCHOOL CONCERNED WILL INFORM PARENTS OF APPLICANTS ON THE WAITING LIST IN STRICT ORDER OF PRIORITY, BY PHONE, TO REGISTER WITH THE SCHOOL.

MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED THAT CHILDREN WHO FAILED TO SECURE A DISCRETIONARY PLACE WILL BE ALLOCATED A PRIMARY ONE PLACE WITHIN THEIR HOME DISTRICT BY CENTRAL ALLOCATION NEXT MARCH, TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE.

SUCH ALLOCATION, HE SAID, WILL BE BASED PRIMARILY ON PARENTAL CHOICES.

BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN OCTOBER

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FORTY-SEVEN NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 53 IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. OF THESE NEW PLANS, 16 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX FOR KOWLOON AND 25 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDE A HOME FOR THE AGED IN KO CHIU ROAD, AND ANOTHER CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR THE AGED IN HA TSUEN, YUEN LONG, AND AN ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION AT KWONG FUK ROAD IN TAI PO.

THE DECLARED COST OF ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $1 281.1 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $375.5 MILLION IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.

THE USABLE FLOOR AREA TOTALLED 308 507.5 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 210 507.4 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 98 000.1 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 SCHOOL IN AUSTIN ROAD, A PUMP HOUSE IN TSING YI ISLAND AND AN ASSEMBLY HALL EXTENSION IN SO UK ESTATE.

ALTOGETHER, 50 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY- COMPLETED BUILDINGS IN OCTOBER, INCLUDING A SCHOOL EXTENSION IN SYCAMORE STREET, A TEMPLE IN NGONG PING, LANTAU ISLAND, A CHURCH, KINDERGARTEN AND QUARTER IN PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD, A TRAINING CENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE PERMISSION FOR 62 BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHED.

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