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1. Building plans approved in October

1. Building plans approved in October
Hong Kong Government, 27 December 2003

The Buildings Department approved seven building plans in October - one on Hong Kong Island, two in Kowloon and four in the New Territories.

Of the approved plans, five were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments and two were for community services developments.

In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 29 building projects that, on completion, will provide 34,955 square metres of usable domestic floor area and 50,452 square metres of usable non-domestic floor area.

The department also issued 15 occupation permits - six on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and five in the New Territories.

Of the buildings certified for occupation, the usable floor areas for domestic and non-domestic uses were 83,625 square metres and 19,233 square metres respectively.

The declared cost of the new buildings completed in October totalled about $1.786 billion.

In addition, 10 demolition consents involving 10 building structures were issued.

The department received 1,830 complaints against unauthorised building works in October, and issued 1,453 removal orders on unauthorised works.