About $7.7b new buildings completed in August

The Buildings Department approved 10 building plans in the same month.

New buildings worth $7.7b overall were completed in August, said the Building Department on 23 October.

The department has approved 10 building plans in the same period, with five on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and two in the New Territories.

Seven of these approved plans were for apartments and commercial developments, two were for factory and industrial development, and one was for community services development.

Consent was granted for the construction of eight building projects totalling 70,908 square metres (sq m) of gross floor area for 1,442 domestic units and 24,556 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use, according to the report.

Superstructure works for six building projects have reportedly commenced.

The department also released 21 occupation permits, seven on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories.

Buildings certified for occupation total a gross floor area of 138,920 sq m for 1,531 domestic units and 37,040 sq m for non-domestic use.

Seven demolition consents were also issued in August, said the Building Department.

The department has received 3,350 reports on unauthorised building works (UBWs) in the period and has consequently issued 487 orders for removal.