The Buildings Department approved 20 building plans in July - eight on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.
     Six were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, seven for commercial developments, three for factory and industrial developments, and four for community services development.
     Consent was given for work to start on 13 building projects that will provide 43,371 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 1,120 units, and 21,651 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use.
     The department received notification of the start of work for 14 building projects. It also issued 16 occupation permits - five on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.
     The buildings certified for occupation have 95,409 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 1,311 units, and 17,101 sq m for non-domestic use.
     The declared cost of new buildings completed in July totalled $2.9 billion.