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SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1991

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51 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED A TOTAL OF 51 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN FEBRUARY.

OF THE PLANS, 18 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 10 FOR KOWLOON AND 23 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

16

THE

FOR APARTMENT, APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 10 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEVEN FOR WORKSHOP, GODOWN/FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 39 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 30,925.4 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 91,299.5 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $1,348 MILLION. USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 94,038.4 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 54,250.8 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 29 OCCUPATION PERMITS; 10 EACH FOR HONG KONG ISLAND AND FOR KOWLOON AND NINE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, 27 DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

AFFECTING 51 BUILDINGS

WERE ISSUED.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 384 COMPLAINTS ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 596 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED REMOVAL ORDERS.

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THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 452 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED TWO EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

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TENDERS INVITED FOR TWO PROJECTS

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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY MARKET IN NAM CHEONG STREET, KOWLOON AND THE BUILDING OF AN ANTENNA TOWER AND RELATED WORKS IN CREST HILL, NEW TERRITORIES.

THE TEMPORARY MARKET WILL BE BUILT OVER AN EXISTING NULLAH ALONG NAM CHEONG STREET.

OTHER ANCILLARY STRUCTURES WILL INCLUDE A TRANSFORMER ROOM, SWITCH ROOMS, PUMP ROOMS AND STORE ROOMS.

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