📋 Tender Overview
The Buildings Department approved 12 building plans in May with four on Hong Kong Island four in Kowloon and four in the New Territories
Of the approved plans seven were for apartment and apartmentcommercial developments two were for commercial developments two were for factory and industrial developments and one was for community services development
In the same month consent was given for works to start on seven building projects which when completed will provide 80 640 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 1 420 units and 34 679 sq m of gross floor area for nondomestic use The department has received notification of commencement of superstructure works for 11 building projects
The department also issued nine occupation permits with four on Hong Kong Island three in Kowloon and two in the New Territories
Of the buildings certified for occupation the gross floor area for domestic use was 22 041 sq m involving 330 units and 35 352 sq m was for nondomestic use
The declared cost of new buildings completed in May totalled about 32 billion
In addition three demolition consents were issued
The department received 3 481 reports about unauthorised building works UBWs in May and issued 985 removal orders on UBWs
The full version of the Monthly Digest for May can be viewed on the Buildings Departments homepage
