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SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1988

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ANNEX PLAN APPROVED

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AN ANNEX FOR THE KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WAS AMONG NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN FEBRUARY.

A TOTAL OF 64 PLANS WERE APPROVED DURING THE MONTH

25 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 14 IN KOWLOON AND THE REMAINING 25 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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TWO IN TSUEN WAN,

ALSO APPROVED WERE PLANS FOR FIVE FACTORIES ONE EACH IN SHAM TSENG, TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND SHA TIN,

27

WERE

OF THE APPROVED PLANS, APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS,

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

FOR

APARTMENT,

AND 13 WERE FOR

APPROVAL TO START WORK WAS GIVEN ΤΟ 44 PROJECTS. THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS WAS 198, 128 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 47,621.9 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC USES.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS 522,952 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 100,735.3 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $1,331 MILLION.

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 45 OCCUPATION PERMITS EIGHT ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN IN KOWLOON AND 30 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 33 DEMOLITION ORDERS AFFECTING 88 BUILDINGS.

THE

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 382 COMPLAINTS REGARDING ILLEGAL BUILDINGS AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS DURING MONTH, CARRIED OUT 600 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 82 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 423 BUILDINGS.

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