Other Housing Statistics

- Completed New Buildings By Cost Of Construction

Completed New Buildings by Cost of Construction
Cost of construction (HK$) 1980  1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Under 500,000              
Number of building projects 38  20  24  26  39  22  19 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 11,428  5,105  5,957  7,229  7,133  6,705  4,864 
500,000-999,999              
Number of building projects 83  61  51  50  40  33  30 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 61,444  45,792  38,957  38,805  31,188  24,697  23,692 
1,000,000-1,999,999              
Number of building projects 79  68  66  57  45  36  54 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 114,934  98,088  91,946  84,839  65,346  49,139  79,184 
2,000,000-3,999,999              
Number of building projects 100  115  81  78  66  62  52 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 292,377  346,056  234,746  230,835  190,650  188,215  150,065 
4,000,000-6,999,999              
Number of building projects 95  95  91  86  89  73  61 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 495,987  511,704  469,404  450,715  470,041  391,999  316,816 
7,000,000-9,999,999              
Number of building projects 46  66  64  45  27  40  38 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 374,241  552,836  444,425  378,791  228,047  324,117  314,768 
10,000,000-14,999,999              
Number of building projects -  62  52  44  40  20  25 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) -  747,707  635,121  541,292  483,811  248,188  304,075
15,000,000-19,999,999              
Number of building projects 103*  30  32  24  25  21  20 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 3324055*  507,189  566,491  413,749  422,795  357,824  329,945 
20,000,000 and above              
Number of building projects -  81  130  112  87  99  107 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) -  4,423,680  7,634,396  9,890,984  5,034,856  8,779,590  12,759,252 

Notes:
*denotes that in case only the aggregated cost of construction can be given, a number of related projects are regarded as one single project and classified under the category corresponding to the aggregated value.
Number of building projects for 1986 do not include 5, 5, 1, 22, 32 and 5 building projects respectively for which the construction costs are not available.
Figures include buildings of the Hong Kong Housing Society, Private Sector Participation Scheme of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and private buildings but exclude small houses in the New Territories.

Source: Buildings Department