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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1987

ALSO DURING THE MONTH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE APPROVED PLANS, OF WHICH 20 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 15 IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

67

NEW

32 IN

WERE FOR OR RESIDENCE PROJECTS. A

OF

ONCE AGAIN, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF THE PLANS APARTMENT, APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL, TENEMENT MAJOR

APPROVED

—

35

FOUR

PROJECT

THE WAS

34-STOREY BUILDING

STREET. APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL BLOCKS AT KING'S ROAD/GREIG ROAD/YAU MAN

GIVEN FOR 10 FIVE-STOREY AND FOUR ON PEARL ISLAND PERMISSION WAS SEVEN-STOREY BLOCKS TO BE BUILT.

DURING THE MONTH PERMITS ISSUED WAS AND 34 IN

A TOTAL OF 24 DEMOLITION ORDERS WERE ISSUED AFFECTING 35 BUILDINGS. THE NUMBER OF OCCUPATION 56 OF WHICH 15 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN IN KOWLOON THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OF

RECEIVED 523

BUILDINGS, 105 RELATED ORDERS WERE OBTAINED

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

SURVEYS OUT 27 FULL IN JUNE, CARRIED INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 230 ORDERS, OF WHICH ROOFTOP STRUCTURES. EIGHT CLOSURE MONTH.

COMPLAINTS MADE 1,108 TO ILLEGAL DURING THE

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BUSY HALF YEAR FOR PESC'S

CITY AND

THE 66 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESC) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAD A BUSY FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR HANDLING ABOUT 7.6 MILLION CASES AND ENQUIRIES REPRESENTING A 4.1 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE CORRESPONDING SIX MONTHS LAST YEAR.

THE PESC's, CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES SUCH AS ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES; DISTRIBUTING GOVERNMENT FORMS, LEAFLETS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS: ADMINISTERING STATUTORY DECLARATIONS; OPERATING THE FREE LEGAL SCHEME AND THE RENT OFFICER SCHEME.

ADVICE

"AMONG THE MORE POPULAR SUBJECTS HANDLED BY THE PESC'S, THREE MILLION CASES AND ENQUIRIES DEALT WITH TELEPHONE NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND OPERATING HOURS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES; REQUEST FOR POSTERS, PAMPHLETS AND FORMS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; JOB VACANCIES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE; STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS; AND INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS" A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.

I

"DURING THE PERIOD, SOME 4.6 MILLION FORMS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC, HE ADDED.

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