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57 new building plans approved in January

The Buildings Department approved 57 building plans in January this year.

Of the plans, 37 are for Hong Kong Island, six for Kowloon and 14 for the New Territories.

The approved plans include 20 for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, five for commercial development and three for factory and industrial developments.

In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 40 building projects, which involve 59,640.9 square metres of usable domestic floor area and 92,224.7 square metres of usable non-domestic floor area.

The declared cost of new buildings completed in the month totalled about $2,334 million.

Of the buildings certified for occupation in the month, usable floor areas for domestic and non-domestic uses are 60,562 square metres and 142,610 square metres respectively.

In the same month, the department issued 27 Occupation Permits - eight for Hong Kong Island, eight for Kowloon and 11 for the New Territories.

In addition, seven demolition consents involving 18 buildings were issued.

The Buildings Department's Control and Enforcement Division received 581 complaints of unauthorised building works, carried out 1,584 inspections and issued 251 Removal Orders on unauthorised works.

The department's Dangerous Buildings Section also inspected 794 buildings and obtained an Emergency Closure Order from the court.

End/Sunday, April 9, 1995