16 building plans approved
(April 20, 2017)
Thirteen were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, and three for factory and industrial developments.
Consent was given for work to start on 18 building projects that will provide 146,872 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 2,382 units, and 283,846 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use.
The department received notification of the start of work for 11 building projects.
It also issued 10 occupation permits - two on Hong Kong Island, two in Kowloon and six in the New Territories.
The buildings certified for occupation have 9,327 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 148 units, and 29,531 sq m for non-domestic use.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in February totalled $1.1 billion.
