Seventeen applications for pre-sale consent for uncompleted residential units and two applications for pre-sale consent for uncompleted commercial developments were pending approval at the end of May.

The Lands Department said the applications for uncompleted residential units involve 7,448 flats. Of these, five developments involve 429 units to be completed this year, while eight applications involve 5,182 units to be completed in 2011 and three applications involve 1,788 units to be completed in 2012.

For the remaining development involving 49 units, the estimated completion date is to be updated by the developer.

Two applications for consent to assign involving 3,048 residential units and one application for consent to assign for a commercial development are being processed.