The Lands Department issued five pre-sale consents to sell units in uncompleted developments in the third quarter - four residential and one commercial.

The residential developments involved 2,456 uncompleted units. The developments in Sha Tin and Tuen Mun, comprising a total of 45 units, are due for completion this year. The developments in Tseung Kwan O and Ngau Chi Wan, comprising 2,411 units, are due for completion in the second half of 2010.

At end of September, 17 applications for pre-sale consent for uncompleted residential units and four applications for uncompleted commercial developments were being processed. They involve 9,965 units. Among them, three developments involving a total of 193 units are due for completion this year, 10 involving a total of 5,470 units are due next year, and four involving a total of 4,302 units are due in 2011.

One application for consent to assign for a completed commercial development was being processed at the end of September.