📋 Tender Overview
The Buildings Department approved 10 building plans in August with five on Hong Kong Island three in Kowloon and two in the New Territories
Of the approved plans seven were for apartment and apartmentcommercial developments two were for factory and industrial development and one was for community services developments
In the same month consent was given for works to start on eight building projects which when completed will provide 70 908 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 1 442 units and 24 556 sq m of gross floor area for nondomestic use The department has received notification of commencement of superstructure works for six building projects
The department also issued 21 occupation permits with seven on Hong Kong Island five in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories
Of the buildings certified for occupation the gross floor area for domestic use was 138 920 sq m involving 1 531 units and 37 040 sq m was for nondomestic use
The declared cost of new buildings completed in August totalled about 77 billion
In addition seven demolition consents were issued
The department received 3 350 reports about unauthorised building works UBWs in August and issued 487 removal orders on UBWs
The full version of the Monthly Digest for August can be viewed on the Buildings Departments homepage wwwbdgovhk
