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SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1985

21 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JUNE

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 21 BUILDING PLANS IN JUNE FIVE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND 10 IN THE NEW

TERRITORIES.

THEY INCLUDED A 36-STOREY APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT THE FORTRESS HILL DEVELOPMENT, KING'S ROAD, AN EXTENSION FOR A SCHOOL AT FARM ROAD AND TIN KWONG ROAD, KOWLOON, TWO WORKSHOPS AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, AND FO TAN, A PETROL-FILLING STATION IN KOWLOON BAY AND A MOTOR CONTROL CENTRE FOR A GAS PRODUCTION PLANT AT TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

DURING THE SAME MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 32 PROJECTS, OF WHICH 11 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN IN KOWLOON AND 14 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THESE INCLUDED TWO BLOCKS OF STAFF QUARTERS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, A CLUB HOUSE AT TAI TAM ROAD, A PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT, A SCHOOL EXTENSION AT WAI CHI STREET, A PASSENGER JETTY EXTENSION AND BREAKWATER ON LAMMA ISLAND AND A TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BUILDING IN MA ON SHAN.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE 32 PROJECTS WAS 116 538.30 SQUARE METRES OF WHICH 70 687.20 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND THE REST FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

IN THE SAME MONTH, A TOTAL OF 39 OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY-COMPLETED BUILDINGS. INCLUDING FOUR APARTMENT BLOCKS AT WESTLANDS ROAD AND A FACTORY AT FUNG YIP STREET.

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OTHERS INCLUDED A 24-STOREY APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT SHU KUK STREET, A CEMENT PLANT CONTROL BUILDING AT TAP SHEK KOK AND 17 BLOCKS FOR APARTMENT AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES AND SCHOOLS FOR THE LUK YEUNG SUN CHUEN DEVELOPMENT.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS 318 565.10 SQUARE METRES WITH 254 762.30 SQUARE METRES FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE REST FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE.

THE COST OF THESE NEW BUILDINGS WAS ABOUT $1 011 MILLION, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO ISSUED EIGHT DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 23 BUILDINGS IN JUNE.

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