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Gov’t approves 5 building plans in February

The projects were located across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories.

The Buildings Department approved five building plans in February, with two on Hong Kong Island, two in Kowloon, and one in the New Territories.

Three of the plans approved were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, one was for factory and industrial development, and one was for community services development.

Consent was given for works to start on 11 building projects. Combined, these will provide 15,150 sq m of gross floor area (gfa) for domestic use, and 24,868 sq m of gfa for non-domestic use.

The department also received notification of commencement in relation to superstructure works for four building projects. It also issued 17 occupation permits with four on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon, and eight in the New Territories.

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The buildings certified for occupation comprise 102,564 sq m of gfa for domestic use, involving 1,624 units, and 47,163 sq m for non-domestic use.

Meanwhile, the department received 3,483 reports about unauthorised building works in February and issued 560 removal orders.

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