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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1984

ALSO IN NOVEMBER, OCCUPATION CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED IN RESPECT OF 34 BUILDING PROJECTS, OF WHICH 12 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FOUR IN KOWLOON AND 18 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE BUILDINGS INCLUDED A SLAUGHTER HOUSE AT KWAI CHUNG; A LIGHT OIL TANK, JETTY AND GUARD HOUSE FOR THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC PROJECT ON LAMMA ISLAND A GOLF CLUB AT DISCOVERY BAY; AND AN EXTENSION TO YAN CHAI HOSPITAL IN TSUEN WAN.

THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $566,852 MILLION. THE FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDINGS WAS 68 383 SQUARE METRES (DOMESTIC) AND 36 346 SQUARE METRES (NON-DOMESTIC).

A TOTAL OF 12 DEMOLITION ORDERS INVOLVING 21 BUILDINGS WERE ISSUED DURING THE MONTH.

THE NUMBER OF BUILDING PLANS APPROVED DURING THE MONTH BRINGS THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1983 TO 458.

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UNHCR CONTRIBUTION FOR REFUGEE CENTRES

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS SECURED THE AGREEMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TO CONTINUE THE ORGANISATION'S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN GOVERNMENT CENTRES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE NEW AGREEMENT, THE FOURTH SINCE CLOSED CENTRES WERE INTRODUCED IN MID-1982, COVERS THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1984, AND THE CONTRIBUTION PROMISED BY THE UNHCR IS IN THE REGION OF HK$9.1 MILLION.

AS IN THE PAST, THE UN HCR'S CONTRIBUTION WILL COVER EXPENDITURE ON FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, UTILITIES AND OTHER RELIEF ITEMS FOR THE 5 700 REFUGEES HELD IN GOVERNMENT CENTRES.

OF THIS FIGURE, 5 400 ARE IN THE CLOSED CENTRES AT CHI MA WAN, CAPE COLLINSON AND HEI LING CHAU AND THE REMAINDER IN THE ARGYLE STREET RECEPTION CENTRE AWAITING DEPARTURE FOR OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OVER 7 000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN THE TWO OPEN CENTRES RUN BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES.

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