The Buildings Department approved 19 building plans in October - five on Hong Kong Island, one in Kowloon and 13 in the New Territories. Three were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, 12 were for commercial developments, two were for factory and industrial developments and two were for community services developments.
     Consent was given for work to start on 13 building projects that will provide 23,068 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 470 units, and 256,962 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use.
     The department received notification of the start of work for 10 building projects. It also issued 13 occupation permits - three on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories.
     The buildings certified for occupation have 84,443 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 1,121 units, and 37,463 sq m for non-domestic use.
     The declared cost of new buildings completed in October totalled $3.4 billion.
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