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SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1993

67 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MARCH

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 67 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN MARCH.

OF THESE, 23 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 19 FOR KOWLOON AND 25 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPROVED

INCLUDED

THE

PLANS APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, NINE FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

26

FOR

APARTMENT,

AND

15 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 61 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 95,053 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 221,907 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $3,371 MILLION.

USABLE FLOOR AREAS OF THESE BUILDINGS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 102,818 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 369,436 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

IN THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 52 OCCUPATION PERMITS 12 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 13 FOR KOWLOON, AND 27 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN ADDITION, 42 DEMOLITION

WERE ISSUED.

CONSENTS

INVOLVING 99 BUILDINGS

THE OFFICE'S CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 877 COMPLAINTS OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,346 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 718 REMOVAL ORDERS IN RESPECT OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS.

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OF THE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED TWO EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

INSPECTED 706

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