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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993

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PLACES AVAILABLE AT GOVT PRIMARY SCHOOLS

THEIR

PLACES FOR

SO AT VARIOUS

ΤΟ WISHING PARENTS

FIND

6 PRIMARY 2 TO CHILDREN IN THE 1993 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE ABLE TO DO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

CHILDREN

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) AGED SIX AND EIGHT MONTHS OR MORE ON SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR COULD APPLY FOR ADMISSION.

VACANCIES

WILL

BE

DISPLAYED AT THE MAIN

ENTRANCE

OF THESE SCHOOLS AND APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MARCH 2 (TUESDAY) TO MARCH 10 (WEDNESDAY) DURING WORKING HOURS.

THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED PARENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED FORMS THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE ON MARCH 10.

TO

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WILL BE MADE ON MARCH 16.

49 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 1992

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 49 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

OF THESE, 20 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 17 FOR KOWLOON AND 12 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPROVED

FOR

APARTMENT,

AND

THE

PLANS INCLUDED 22 APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 10 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FOUR FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 44 PROJECTS INVOLVING 100,065 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 147,556 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

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THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,994 MILLION.

USABLE FLOOR AREAS OF THESE BUILDINGS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON- DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 81,519 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 342,637 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

IN THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 44 OCCUPATION PERMITS HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX FOR KOWLOON, AND 21 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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FOR

ISSUED.

IN ADDITION, 41 DEMOLITION CONSENTS INVOLVING 71 BUILDINGS WERE

/THE OFFICE'S