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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1994

MEANWHILE, THE DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN THE SAME MONTH TOTALLED ABOUT $1,832 MILLION.

USABLE

OF THE BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN THE MONTH, FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USE ARE 235,543 SQUARE METRES AND 49,589 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

IN DECEMBER, THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED 34 OCCUPATION PERMITS FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, NINE FOR KOWLOON AND 13 FOR THE TERRITORIES.

ISSUED.

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IN ADDITION, 32 DEMOLITION CONSENTS INVOLVING 51 BUILDINGS WERE

THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 518 COMPLAINTS OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS, CARRIED OUT 1,421 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 958 REMOVAL ORDERS IN RESPECT OF BUILDING WORKS.

UNAUTHORISED

THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT 1,268 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED TWO EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.

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LAND GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE

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INSPECTED

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THAT A PRIVATE TREATY LAND GRANT BE MADE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT (PSCE) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE AT YAU YAT TSUEN, KOWLOON.

THE CENTRE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, WAS ESTABLISHED BY PSCE AS A NON-PROFIT-MAKING BODY TO THOSE HELP HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY TACKLE POLLUTION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY

INDUSTRIES POLLUTING

OPERATING IN THE FLATTED FACTORIES OR OTHER FACILITIES WITH LIMITED SPACE.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR FOR COMPLETION BY LATE 1995.

THE NEW CENTRE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF TAT CHEE AVENUE AND TO YUEN STREET, EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY INDUSTRIES IN HUNG HOM, KWUN TONG, CHEUNG SHA WAN AND TSUEN WAN .

IT WILL BE BUILT AND FURNISHED WITH A $55 MILLION DONATION FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB, THE HONGKONGBANK AND THE SWIRE GROUP.

THE NEW CENTRE WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN A THREE-STOREY BUILDING WITH A GROSS AREA OF ABOUT 3,600 SQUARE METRES.

IT WILL PROVIDE BETTER FACILITIES INCLUDING AN EXHIBITION AN ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE CENTRE TO HELP INDUSTRY UPGRADE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY.

AND

HALL THEIR

THE

CENTRE PSCE'S POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG.

IS NOW TEMPORARILY HOUSED IN THE

CITY

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