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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1994

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46 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 46 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

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OF THE PLANS, 15 ARE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN FOR KOWLOON AND 24 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

FOR

APARTMENT

AND

THE APPROVED PLANS INCLUDE 16 APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, SEVEN FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

AND 12 FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

IN THE SAME MONTH, CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON 43 BUILDING PROJECTS, WHICH INVOLVE 161,768

768 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 126,905 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN THE MONTH TOTALLED ABOUT $2,386 MILLION,

OF THE BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION IN THE MONTH, USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES ARE 154,873 SQUARE METRES AND 112,265 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.

IN THE SAME MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED 39 OCCUPATION 11 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, SEVEN FOR KOWLOON AND 21 FOR TERRITORIES.

PERMITS THE NEW

IN ADDITION, 30 DEMOLITION

CONSENTS

INVOLVING 74 BUILDINGS

WERE ISSUED.

WORKS, CARRIED OUT ON THE UNAUTHORISED

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT'S CONTROL, AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 626 COMPLAINTS OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING 1,748 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 435 REMOVAL ORDERS WORKS.

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THE DEPARTMENT'S DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION 1,031 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED NO EMERGENCY CLOSURE COURT.

ALSO INSPECTED ORDERS FROM THE

TEACHERS URGED TO VOTE

IN COUNCIL BY-ELECTION

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) APPEALED TO ELIGIBLE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE BY-ELECTION FOR A SEAT IN THE COUNCIL ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN EDUCATION (CPCE) ON JUNE 28 (TUESDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE BY-ELECTION WAS ORGANISED TO FILL A SEAT FOR THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS CATEGORY IN THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL. OF THE SOLE CANDIDATE.

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