Other Housing Statistics

- Completed New Buildings Certified For Occupation By Type
Completed New Buildings Certified for Occupation by Type
Type of building 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Residential           
Number of building projects 106 147 125 94 65
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 949,864 1,711,798 1,371,501 1,668,970 937,410
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 2,624 3,694 3,890 5,247 5,310
Non-residential          
Number of building projects 209 237 270 257 245(23)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 2,350,867 3,512,230 5,691,909 5,575,888 3,548,477
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 1,494 1,869 2,562 3,454 3,154
Combined residential and non-residential        
Number of building projects 229 216 187 172 172(1)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 1,373,735 2,013,829 3,058,033 4,792,383 2,447,979
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 2004 2,304 3,631 4,085 3,870
Total          
Number of building projects 544 600 582 523 482(24)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 4,674,466 7,238,157 10,121,443 12,037,240 6,933,867
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 1,785 2,253 2,967 3,878 3,591

Notes: Figures in brackets denote the number of building project, included the corresponding total building projects, for which the construction costs are not available.
*Calculation excludes projects with no area given or construction costs are not available denotes revised figures in this edition.
Source: Building Department.