3.11. These substantial increases over last year's figures were, in the main, attributed to the adoption of a new system initiated in October whereby inspection of all buildings adjoining premises intended for demolition was carried out by a member of this office before commencement of work. The increase in staff in the recently formed Dangerous Buildings Section, which has enabled closer attention to be given to the problem of dangerous buildings, also had a telling effect on the amount of activity in this important field.
3.12. Since the coming into operation in January 1963 of the Demolished Buildings (Re-development of Sites) Ordinance, 100 Re-development Notices were served in connexion with compensation to tenants of protected buildings demolished due to their dangerous condition. 47 Redevelopment Orders were issued requiring owners to redevelop demolished-dangerous-building sites within specified periods.
Assistance to Other Government Departments
3.13. The routine assistance extended to other Government Departments was continued and included 996 inspections of licenced premises and schools.
Approvals of Plans
3.14. A total of 13,534 approval permits for buildings and building operations were issued.
3.15. Details of the buildings and building operations are given in Appendix H.
Issue of Notices and Permits
3.16.
(1) Occupation permits were issued in respect of 1,486 new buildings completed in the year of which 1,248 were for domestic purposes.
(2) A total of 243 notices were issued for the removal of illegal structures and the abatement of drainage nuisances.
(3) Demand notes for permits to erect balconies and canopies over public streets and Crown lands to the value of $9,044,670.15 were issued. This figure is almost double that for the previous year.
(4) 2,464 miscellaneous permits for matsheds, hoardings and scaffoldings (including renewal of permits) were issued.
(5) 99 Cease Works Orders were issued,
3.11. These substantial increases over last year's figures were, in the main, attributed to the adoption of a new system initiated in October whereby inspection of all buildings adjoining premises in- tended for demolition was carried out by a member of this office before commencement of work. The increase in staff in the recently formed Dangerous Buildings Section, which has enabled closer attention to be given to the problem of dangerous buildings, also had a telling effect on the amount of activity in this important field.
3.12. Since the coming into operation in January 1963 of the Demolished Buildings (Re-development of Sites) Ordinance, 100 Re- development Notices were served in connexion with compensation to tenants of protected buildings demolished due to their dangerous con- dition. 47 Redevelopment Orders were issued requiring owners to redevelop demolished-dangerous-building sites within specified periods.
Assistance to Other Government Departments
3.13. The routine assistance extended to other Government Depart- ments was continued and included 996 inspections of licenced premises and schools.
Approvals of Plans
3.14. A total of 13,534 approval permits for buildings and building operations were issued.
3.15. Details of the buildings and building operations are given in Appendix H.
Issue of Notices and Permits
3.16.
(1) Occupation permits were issued in respect of 1,486 new buildings completed in the year of which 1,248 were for domestic purposes.
(2) A total of 243 notices were issued for the removal of illegal structures
and the abatement of drainage nuisances.
(3) Demand notes for permits to erect balconies and canopies over public streets and Crown lands to the value of $9,044,670.15 were issued. This figure is almost double that for the previous year.
(4) 2,464 miscellaneous permits for matsheds, hoardings and scaffoldings
(including renewal of permits) were issued.
(5) 99 Cease Works Orders were issued,
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