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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1988

35 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JUNI

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE BUILDING PLANS IN JUNE.

APPROVED A TOTAL OF 35 NEW

THE MAJORITY OF

THE APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL, APARTMENT AND TOTALLED 20.

PLANS

WERE

APPROVED

FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. THESE

FACTORY/GODOWN AND WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS CAME NEXT WITH SEVEN

PLANS APPROVED.

OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 10 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 11 FOR KOWLOON AND 14 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 50 PROJECTS.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS WAS 302,062 SQUALE METRES, OF WHICH 146,395.4 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

THE USABLE FLOOR AREAS OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH TOTALLED 445,802.3 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 263,678.5 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 $1,894.6 MILLION,

PERMITS

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 46 OCCUPATION 17 FOR PREMISES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FIVE FOR KOWLOON AND 24 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 24 DEMOLITION

AFFECTING 41 BUILDINGS.

CONSENTS

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 697 COMPLAINTS REGARDING ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 983 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 86 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 475 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED THREE EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

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