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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1992

40 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED LAST NOVEMBER

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 40 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

OF THESE, 15 WERE FOR HONG KONG, NINE FOR KOWLOON THE NEW TERRITORIES.

AND 16 FOR

THE

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

22

FOR

APARTMENT,

APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL AND SHOP/OFFICE WORKSHOP PURPOSES.

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AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS,

DEVELOPMENTS AND FIVE FOR FACTORY

THREE FOR

AND

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DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 45 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 149,663.7 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 91,902.1 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,051 MILLION.

USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 174,509 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 99,044 SQUARE METRES

RESPECTIVELY.

ALSO DURING NOVEMBER, THE OFFICE ISSUED 41 OCCUPATION 14 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN FOR KOWLOON AND 20 FOR TERRITORIES.

PERMITS; THE NEW

IN ADDITION, 33 DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

AFFECTING 77

BUILDINGS

WERE ISSUED.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 640 COMPLAINTS ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,782 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 207 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 732 BUILDINGS AND NO EMERGENCY CLOSURES WERE REQUIRED.

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COMIC BOOK TO PROMOTE 'DON'T LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED'

A FULL-COLOUR COMIC BOOK TO ALERT PARENTS OF THE DANGER ΤΟ LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN UNATTENDED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

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THE COMIC BOOK, ENTITLED "DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE" IS PART OF A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN OF THE CHILD NEGLECT PREVENTION PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP.

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