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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1984

MORE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 42 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN OCTOBER, TWO MORE THAN THE SEPTEMBER FIGURE.

ALTHOUGH THE RISE WAS MARGINAL, IT REPRESENTED THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE INCREASE SINCE JUNE.

THE APPROVED PLANS INCLUDE A SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AT CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, A COVERED WALKWAY AT INVERNESS ROAD, EIGHT BLOCKS OF HOUSING ESTATES AT THE JUNCTION OF

MA TAU WAI ROAD AND FAT KWONG STREET FOR THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY, A SQUASH COURT BUILDING AT TAI PO, AND A JETTY EXTENSION AND BREAKWATER AT PO LO TSUI ON LAMMA ISLAND.

OF THE APPROVED PROJECTS, 13 ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 IN KOWLOON AND 17 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

MEANWHILE, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 39 PROJECTS, 19 OF THEM ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FOUR IN KOWLOON AND 16 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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THESE INCLUDE TWO HOTELS ONE AT CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND THE OTHER IN TSIM SHA TSUI - 58 RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS AT SHOUSON HILL ROAD, A FOOTBRIDGE AT TAI PO, A YOUTH HOSTEL AT PAK SHA O IN SAI KUNG, AN ACADEMIC BUILDING FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND A CAR PARK AT TSING LUNG TAU.

THESE 39 PROJECTS HAVE A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 139 502 SQUARE METRES. OF WHICH 76 598 SQUARE METRES ARE FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

DURING THE MONTH, 41 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS.

THEY INCLUDED THREE APARTMENT BLOCKS AT VENTRIS ROAD, A 44-STOREY APARTMENT BLOCK AT KING'S ROAD - COMFORT TERRACE, A 27-STOREY CINEMA-APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT SOY STREET, TWO BUS STATION-CINEMA-COMMERCIAL BLOCKS IN SHA TIN, AN ACADÉMIC BUILDING AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS FOR THE MONTH WAS 194 724 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 124 080 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

THE COST OF THESE BUILDINGS WAS ABOUT $835 MILLION.

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ISSUED NINE DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 13 BUILDINGS.

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