Other Housing Statistics

- Completed New Buildings By Cost Of Construction


Completed New Buildings by Cost of Construction

Cost of construction (HK$) 1994 1995 1996
1997#
1998#
1999#
2000#
Under 500,000            
Number of building projects 9 2 19
111
5
4
1
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 2,652 294 6,092
33,821
1,160
1,025
250
500,000-999,999            
Number of building projects 10 12 20
21
11
11
8
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 7,298 8,839 15,200
14,936
8,553
8,623
6,416
1,000,000-1,999,999              
Number of building projects 12 14 14
9
7
6
4
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 16,358 19,826 21,249
11,389
9,921
7,348
6,050
2,000,000-3,999,999              
Number of building projects 20 16 16
19
25
12
13
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 55,981 46,175 48,252
56,945
75,391
33,164
37,153
4,000,000-6,999,999              
Number of building projects 27 18 21
13
28
16
20
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 149,656 98,026 114,292
67,587
153,734
87,383
108,816
7,000,000-9,999,999              
Number of building projects 30 22 22
16
17
16
8
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 253,033 185,129 185,522
127,820
140,901
133,203
69,016
10,000,000-14,999,999              
Number of building projects 38 29 36
28
31
26
21
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 470,682 357,479 432,575
339,595
372,807
313,130
253,944
15,000,000-19,999,999              
Number of building projects 27 28 28
33
31
14
18
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 461,582 499,212 499,918
560,898
542,083
244,993
320,826
20,000,000 and above              
Number of building projects 197 192 193
167
221
193
146
Total cost of construction(HK$'000) 25,418,117 28,466,116 26,757,536
30,013,309
58,264,291
62,490,472
35,709,771
Number of building projects for which the construction costs are not available - - - 1 0 1 0

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 1994 and 1995 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: Buildings Department
# Source of Statistics in Year 1997-2000: Buildings Department (For Enquires, please call Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068), cited in Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2003), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2003 Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p.150.