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Stock, completions and Vacancy of Private Non-domestic Premises by Type
Thousand sq. m.
Type	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996�	1997�	1998�	1999�
Commercial premises
Stock as at beginning of year	7586	7400	7695	7695	7992	8219	8310	8565	8790	8994
Completions during the year	239	205	165	273	240	207	121	249	208	205
Amount vacant as at end of year	382	351	336	481	546	633	754	763	827	824
Offices
Stock as at beginning of year	5542	5085	5542	6099	6850	7136	7417	7889	8604	8988
Completions during the year	200	459	565	413	502	355	269	456	737	427
Amount vacant as at end of year	308	505	589	429	673	677	824	905	1373	1257
Flatted factories
Stock as at beginning of year	17113	16681	17113	17610	17600	17621	17827	17942	17888	17884
Completions during the year	586	521	556	311	266	249	242	181	31	4
Amount vacant as at end of year	886	1054	1134	1069	1108	1401	2125	1802	1938	1731
Specialized factories
Stock as at beginning of year	2926	2904	2926	2907	2856	2868	2921	2896	3038	3037
Completions during the year	151	69	48	48	78	126	51	75	172	39
Amount vacant as at end of year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Storage
Stock as at beginning of year	2756	2294	2756	3208	3183	3170	3210	3298	3391	3526
Completions during the year	115	538	474	103	203	49	83	90	124	147
Amount vacant as at end of year	23	284	396	209	219	262	230	311	286	287
Industrial/Office
Stock as at beginning of year	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	15	39	116	247	333	479	519
Completions during the year	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	24	77	115	73	145	40
Amount vacant as at end of year	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	9	68	106	83	180	146

Note:

Stock figures for 1991, 1992 and 1994 have been adjusted in order to reconcile them with the rating records.

Stock figures for 1993 to 1998 have been adjusted in order to reconcile them with the rating records.

Source: Rating and Valuation Department

� Source: Rating and Valuation Department (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2150 8903/ 2150 8901), cited in Hong Kong Government Census and Statistics Department (2000), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, 2000 Edition . Hong Kong : Hong Kong Government Printer, p.137.