Other Housing Statistics

- Completed New Buildings By Cost Of Construction

Completed New Buildings by Cost of Construction
Cost of construction (HK$) 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Under 500,000              
Number of building projects 19  25  19  6  9  5  13 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 4,161  5,776  4,128  1,953  2,528  1,556  4,112 
500,000-999,999              
Number of building projects 31  27  18  10  19  6  4 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 23,022  20,312  14,232  6,862  13,750  3,824  3,056 
1,000,000-1,999,999              
Number of building projects 58  69  45  32  16  18  15 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 83,674  104,350  65,334  45,491  23,706  25,589  20,227 
2,000,000-3,999,999              
Number of building projects 57  72  66  53  28  41  31 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 167,129  216,391  188,016  150,473  83,510  122,290  88,210 
4,000,000-6,999,999              
Number of building projects 65  71  83  58  47  50  34 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 360,336  392,438  456,815  319,422  255,498  272,314  185,132 
7,000,000-9,999,999              
Number of building projects 41  43  380  32  46  48  33 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 338,031  353,055  313,501  264,626  386,576  402,166  273,129 
10,000,000-14,999,999              
Number of building projects 39  50  49  34  39  48  56 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 472,553  607,708  603,524  413,777  481,355  583,343  675,832 
15,000,000-19,999,999              
Number of building projects 20  35  30  36  26  33  34 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 338,350  593,657  523,031  614,063  442,929  564,592  573,316 
20,000,000 and above              
Number of building projects 121  141  160  146  205  190  195 
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 8,420,520  11,087,133  14,095,563  14,504,569  28,550,512  21,542,946  27,036,526 

Notes:
In case only the aggregated cost of constriction 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 1987 and 1993 do not include 7, 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: 

Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (1997), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 1997 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.114.