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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1987

ALSO IN DECEMBER, CONSENT TO START WORK ON 51 BUILDINGS WAS GIVEN, OF WHICH 31 WERE APARTMENT OR APARTMENT-COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

A TOTAL OF 38 COMPLETED BUILDINGS WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO 412, THREE LESS THAN IN 1985.

THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER WAS $1 348.27 MILLION, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO $14 282.66 MILLION. THIS COMPARES WITH A FIGURE OF $10 370.47 MILLION FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THE TOTAL USABLE FLOOR AREA OF BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER WAS 391 851.8 SQUARE METRES. THE FIGURE FOR THE YEAR WAS

2 535 977.38 SQUARE METRES.

THE NUMBER OF DEMOLITION ORDERS ISSUED IN DECEMBER WAS 22 AFFECTING 35 BUILDINGS.

THERE WERE 379 COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ABOUT ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND CHANGES OF USE IN THE MONTH. THE DIVISION CARRIED OUT 1 221 INSPECTIONS, ISSUED 298 ORDERS AND FULLY SURVEYED 46 BUILDINGS. ELEVEN CLOSURE ORDERS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE COURTS.

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MONG KOK STRIVING FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT

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THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI PLEDGED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS IN THE COMING YEAR.

THE BOARD HAD ALREADY COMPLETED A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO PROVIDE MORE AMENITY GROUNDS AND GREENERY FOR THE COMMUNITY DURING ITS CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE, HE SAID.

MR CHOW WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FIVE- MONTH MONG KOK DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN.

+A LANDSCAPING PROJECT IS BEING JOINTLY PLANNED WITH A BANK TO PROVIDE AMENITY PLOTS AT THE SECTION OF NELSON STREET BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD AND PORTLAND STREET.

/+SEVERAL OTHER