The Buildings Department approved 21 building plans in April - six on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and 10 in the New Territories.

These plans included seven apartment and apartment/commercial developments, five commercial developments, five factory and industrial developments, and four community-services developments.

In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 15 building projects that, when completed, will provide 530 units with 43,062 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, and 31,511 square metres of gross floor area for non-domestic use.

The department has received notification of commencement of work for 11 building projects.

The department also issued 15 occupation permits - five on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories.

These buildings have 1,388 units with 122,760 square metres for domestic use, and 79,207 square metres for non-domestic use.

Buildings declared cost: $2.29b 

The declared cost of new buildings completed in April totalled about $2.29 billion.

The department also issued 10 demolition consents for 10 buildings. It received 1,873 complaints against unauthorised building works in April, and issued 3,372 removal orders on unauthorised works.

The full version of the April monthly digest is available on the Buildings Department's website.