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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1984

THE VISIT, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE TSUEN WAN MODEL WORKERS AWARD SCHEME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE, THE FEDERATION OF THE INDUSTRIES IN TSUEN WAN, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S TSUEN WAN OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL RADIO 1, IS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS.

HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE AMBASSADORS' VISIT WOULD BE A SUCCESSFUL AND BENEFICIAL ONE.

THE SECOND VISIT WILL BE ON JANUARY 17.

MORE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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MORE BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED DURING NOVEMBER THAN IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE NUMBER OF APPROVALS WAS 51, COMPARED WITH 34 IN OCTOBER.

TWENTY-EIGHT APPROVALS WERE FOR BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, 16 FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND SEVEN FOR THOSE IN KOWLOON.

THE PLANS INCLUDED AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE AT STANLEY, A CLUBHOUSE FOR THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB, A 16-STOREY HOTEL IN YAU MA TEI, A STUDENTS' HOSTEL AND A TRANSPORT AND SECURITY OFFICE FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, STAGE II OF THE MAIN POWER STATION ON LAMMA ISLAND, STAFF QUARTERS AND A NURSING SCHOOL AT THE HONG KONG ADVENTIAL HOSPITAL IN TSUEN WAN, AND A FACTORY FOR THE HONG KONG OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE COMPANY AT TAI PO

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

IN THE SAME MONTH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE AGREED TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK ON 53 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS.

THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED A FACTORY IN JAVA ROAD, A BUILDING FOR THE GERMAN SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, TWO ELECTRICITY SUB-STATIONS, A PETROL FILLING STATION IN SHA TIN, A CLUBHOUSE AT SHA TIN FOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, A REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITY AT TAI SHANG WAI, YUEN LONG.

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THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE BUILDINGS IS 307 036.6 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 153 209.2 SQUARE METRES IS DOMESTIC AND THE REMAINDER NON-DOMESTIC.

TWENTY OF THE BUILDINGS ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, NINE IN KOWLOON AND 24 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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