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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1990

36 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED A TOTAL OF 36 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN SEPTEMBER.

OF THE PLANS, 13 WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 IN 11 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

KOWLOON AND

THE

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

17

FOR

APARTMENT,

APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS; DEVELOPMENT; AND ONE FOR FACTORY PURPOSES.

10 FOR COMMERCIAL

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 39 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 45,930.1 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 175,883.5 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $447 MILLION. THE USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 56.810.9 SQUARE METRES AND 7,130.7 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

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ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 20 OCCUPATION PERMITS SIX FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN FOR KOWLOON AND SEVEN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE ISSUED 25 DEMOLITION CONSENTS AFFECTING 40 BUILDINGS.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 551 COMPLAINTS ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 512 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 183 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDING SECTION INSPECTED 408 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED TWO EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

VARIOUS ALTERATIONS AND KOWLOON.

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING

TO

ELIZABETH ADDITIONS

QUEEN

TENDERS FOR HOSPITAL

IN

THE

PROJECT WILL COMPRISE

EXTENSIONS

AN EXISTING

OFFICES, OBSERVATION WARDS, A SPECIALIST CLINIC

IN FIVE SEPARATE LOCATIONS WITHIN

AND IMPROVEMENTS TO AND TREATMENT ROOMS FUNCTIONING HOSPITAL

COMPLEX.

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