BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
Chief Building Surveyor, J. H. Bottomley, E.D., M.I.Struct.E.
106. The tremendous amount of private building work in connexion with development and redevelopment which has been so much a part of the Colony's activities since the reoccupation of the Colony continued unabated during the year. As in previous years, however, the tendency to replace old, relatively low, buildings by modern multi-storey buildings has become more and more pronounced, and such rebuilding continued to form an increasing proportion of the total volume of building work. Despite this, however, the amount of completely new development was still very high, and there was no indication of any diminution in this respect.
107. It is estimated that a sum of $168,000,000.00 was expended by private developers in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon on the erection of new buildings during the year.
108. The type of buildings constructed, or for which plans were approved can be divided into two categories-domestic and non-domestic. The former included European type houses and flats-predominantly flats-and Chinese tenements, and formed by far the greater part of all building works. The latter included buildings of every description to cater for the multitudinous activities of the Colony-e.g. schools, factories, workshops, offices, cinemas and churches.
109. Apart from work connected with new buildings and alterations to existing buildings, other activities of the office included the issue of legal notices in respect of dangerous buildings and nuisances (illegal structures, drainage defects and similar contravention of the Buildings Ordinance), drain testing, inspections of licensed premises on behalf of other departments and preparation of plans for use in Police prosecutions.
110. 1,388 new buildings were completed during the year of which 1,158 were for domestic use.
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BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
Chief Building Surveyor, J. H. Bottomley, E.D., M.I.Struct.E.
106. The tremendous amount of private building work in connexion with development and redevelopment which has been so much a part of the Colony's activities since the reoccupation of the Colony continued unabated during the year. As in previous years, however, the tendency to replace old, relatively low, buildings by modern multi-storey buildings has become more and more pronounced, and such rebuilding continued to form an increasing proportion of the total volume of building work. Despite this, however, the amount of completely new development was still very high, and there was no indication of any diminution in this respect.
107. It is estimated that a sum of $168,000,000.00 was expended by private developers in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon on the erection of new buildings during the year.
108. The type of buildings constructed, or for which plans were approved can be divided into two categories-domestic and non-domestic. The former included European type houses and flats-predominantly flats-and Chinese tenements, and formed by far the greater part of all building works. The latter included buildings of every description to cater for the multi- tudinous activities of the Colony-e.g. schools, factories, work- shops, offices, cinemas and churches.
109. Apart from work connected with new buildings and alterations to existing buildings, other activities of the office included the issue of legal notices in respect of dangerous buildings and nuisances (illegal structures, drainage defects and similar contravention of the Buildings Ordinance), drain testing, inspections of licensed premises on behalf of other departments and preparation of plans for use in Police prosecutions.
110. 1,388 new buildings were completed during the year of which 1,158 were for domestic use.
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