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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1988

SEVENTY-FIVE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 75 NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FOR THE 11-MONTH PERIOD OF THE YEAR TO 614.

BUILDING PLANS PLANS APPROVED

DEVELOPMENTS

AND RESIDENCE

PLANS. THE SECOND HIGHEST GODOWN DEVELOPMENTS WITH A TWO FACTORIES AT THE YUEN LONG

APARTMENT, APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AGAIN TOPPED THE LIST WITH A TOTAL OF 41 WENT TO FACTORY/WORKSHOP/INDUSTRIAL AND TOTAL OF 16 PLANS. THESE INCLUDED INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 23 WERE KOWLOON AND 40 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ON HONG

KONG ISLAND, 12 IN

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 60 PROJECTS. THE FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS TOTALLED 444,673.8

SQUARE METRES WRRE FOR SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 321,396.9 PURPOSES AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC USES.

DOMESTIC

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED MONTH WAS $1,072 MILLION.

DURING THE

THE

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 45 OCCUPATION PERMITS,

KOWLOON AND 22 IN OF WHICH 13 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 10 IN NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 40 DEMOLITION 83 BUILDINGS.

ORDERS

AFFECTING

DURING THE MONTH, THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

COMPLAINTS REGARDING RECEIVED 486 BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 617 ORDERS.

ILLEGAL

AND BUILDINGS INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 83

ILLEGAL REMOVAL

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OBTAINED FOUR EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

INSPECTED 414 BUILDINGS

AND

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