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SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992

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45 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MARCH

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

OF THESE, 11 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 14 FOR KOWLOON AND 20 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

APPROVED

APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL

PLANS

INCLUDED

23

FOR

APARTMENT,

FOUR

FOR

AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE.

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 40 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 29,766 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 140,752 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,373 MILLION.

PROVIDED

USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES IN BUILDINGS WHICH WERE CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION WERE ABOUT 128,004 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 204,081 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

ALSO DURING MARCH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 42 OCCUPATION PERMITS; FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 6 FOR KOWLOON, AND 16 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

20

IN ADDITION, 23

WERE ISSUED.

DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

AFFECTING 48 BUILDINGS

RECEIVED 696 COMPLAINTS

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ON ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,884 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 475 REMOVAL ORDERS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 855 BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY CLOSURES WERE REQUIRED.

NO

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS IMMINENT

THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (EMSD) TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED COMPANIES THAT INTEND TO CARRY OUT ELECTRICAL WORK OR DO BUSINESS AS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AFTER JUNE 1 THIS YEAR ΤΟ SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

DEPARTMENT SAID

THE COMPULSORY

AS PART OF

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR THE MEASURES INTRODUCED UNDER THE ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDED A COMPLETELY NEW FRAMEWORK OF REGULATORY CONTROL ON ELECTRICITY- RELATED MATTERS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.

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