Other Housing Statistics

- Completed New Buildings Certified For Occupation By Type


Completed New Buildings Certified for Occupation by Type
Type of building 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Residential           
Number of building projects 73 89 121 163 145(3)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 1,066,004 1,421,735 2,752,447 2,846,618 4,077,193
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 3,928 3,981 4,293 4,732 5,177
Non-residential          
Number of building projects 173(5) 164 (5) 203(7) 258(15) 254(2)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 4,394,580 3,753,215 3,952,741 7,143,270 6,121,980
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 3,646 3,323 3,198 3,238 3,596
Combined residential and non-residential          
Number of building projects 168 159 134 127 114
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 4,909,890 9,107,710 3,502,589 3,390,930 6,064,971
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 3,442 8,573 3,634 3,736 5,105
Total          
Number of building projects 414(5) 412(5) 458(7) 548(15) 513(5)
Total cost of construction (HK$'000) 10,370,475 14,282,661 10,207,777 13,380,819 16,264,145
Cost of usable floor area (HK$/m)* 3,571 5,617 3,599 3,603 4,430

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.