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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1991

45 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JULY

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 45 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JULY.

OF THESE, NINE WERE FOR KOWLOON AND 18 EACH FOR HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPROVED

THE APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL

PLANS

INCLUDED

FOR

APARTMENT,

FOR

22 AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, FOUR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEVEN FOR FACTORY, INDUSTRIAL AND WORKSHOP/ GODOWN PURPOSES.

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 64 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 239,642.7 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 96,301.5 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE AND MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,971 MILLION. USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC NON-DOMESTIC USES

ABOUT 87,897.7 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 363,447.2 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

WERE

ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 33 OCCUPATION PERMITS:

KONG FIVE FOR HONG

ISLAND, 11 FOR KOWLOON AND 17 FOR THE NEW

TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, 32 DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

AFFECTING 71 BUILDINGS

WERE ISSUED.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 700 COMPLAINTS ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,222 INSPECTIONS AND ISSURD 972 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 602 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED FOUR EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

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DESIGNERS,

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THE

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