50 building plans approved

January 31, 2012

The Buildings Department approved 50 building plans in September - 20 on Hong Kong Island, nine in Kowloon and 21 in the New Territories.
 
Of the approved plans, 29 were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, seven were for commercial developments, three were for factory and industrial developments, and 11 were for community services.
 
Consent was given for work to start on 11 building projects which will provide 33,057 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 415 units, and 68,657 square metres of gross floor area for non-domestic use. Work on four projects has started.
 
Twelve occupation permits were issued, with five on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and two in the New Territories.
 
Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor area for domestic use was 220,028 square metres, involving 2,455 units, and 117,227 square metres for non-domestic use.
 
The declared cost of new buildings completed in December totalled $6.6 billion.
 
Twelve demolition consents were issued, 3,325 complaints about unauthorised building works were received, and 1,336 removal orders were issued.