The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Ban… read more
The Buildings Department approved 18 building plans in May, with three on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories.
Of the approved plans, eight were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, three were for commercial developments, and seven were for community services developments.
In the same month, consent was given for works to start on 13 building projects which, when completed, will provide 60 728 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 1 094 units, and 336 977 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use. The department has received notification of commencement of superstructure works for five building projects.
The department also issued 20 occupation permits, with six on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and eleven in the New Territories.
Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor area for domestic use was 122 337 sq m involving 1 347 units, and 174 018 sq m was for non-domestic use.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in May totalled about $8.7 billion.
In addition, six demolition consents involving six building structures were issued.
The department received 4 112 reports about unauthorised building works (UBWs) in May and issued 1 311 removal orders on UBWs.
The full version of the Monthly Digest for May can be viewed on the Buildings Department’s homepage (www.bd.gov.hk). read more
The Planning Department today (July 24) published a report entitled "Projections of Population Distribution 2019-2028", which presents the latest population distribution projections for 2019-2028. &nbs… read more
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (July 24) announced the performance ratings of the registered lift and escalator contractors for the past 12 months (from July 2018 to June 2019) for public reference.
According to the rating results, 34 registered lift contractors and 26 registered escalator contractors were awarded the Safety Star. Among these contractors, 16 registered lift contractors and 17 registered escalator contractors had not been found non-compliant with the safety and maintenance requirements as reported in the last two consecutive announcements of performance results, and were therefore given the highest rating of five Quality Stars. The EMSD conducted 10 159 performance monitoring inspections of lifts and escalators during the period.
The rating results, conviction records, summaries of warning letters and equipment failure records are available on the EMSD’s website (www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/le_pub_mpr.shtml).
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Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Serv… read more