The Buildings Department approved 28 building plans in November - nine on Hong Kong Island, nine in Kowloon and 10 in the New Territories.

They include 11 apartment and apartment-commercial, eight commercial, five factory and industrial, and four community services developments.

Consent was given for work to start on 20 building projects that will provide 910 units with 62,758 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, and 27,372 square metres of gross floor area for non-domestic use.

The department has received notification of the start of work on 14 building projects. It also issued 16 occupation permits - six on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and six in the New Territories.

Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor areas for domestic use were 145,353 square metres, involving 2,222 units, and 168,746 square metres for non-domestic use.

The declared cost of the new buildings completed in November totalled about $4.3 billion.

The department issued 11 demolition consents involving 11 buildings.

It received 2,164 complaints against unauthorised building works, and issued 2,524 removal orders.