Two pre-sale consents issued in April
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The Lands Department issued two consents for the sale of 2,740 residential units in uncompleted developments last month (April).

The developments, located on Shum Wan Road and Tsing Yi Island, are estimated to be completed between May and November 2001, a Lands Department spokesman said today (May 5).

A consent to assign was also given for 2,026 residential units in a development project on Tsing Yi Island.

At the end of April, there were 11 applications for pre-sale consent involving a total of 9,002 residential units across the territory that are expected to be completed between September 2000 and August 2002. In addition, there were four applications concerning commercial developments.

Applications for consent to assign being processed included three residential projects involving a total of 1,528 units in various districts.

For information on the pre-sale consents, members of the public can call the Lands Department at 2147 5475 or visit its website at http://www.landsd.gov.hk/.

End/Friday, May 5, 2000

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Table 1 - PARTICULARS OF PRESALE CONSENT AND CONSENT TO ASSIGN ISSUED for the period from 01/04/2000 to 30/04/2000
Table 2 - PARTICULARS OF APPLICATION FOR PRESALE CONSENT AND CONSENT TO ASSIGN PENDING APPROVAL as at 30/04/2000