Two pre-sale consents issued in October
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The Lands Department issued two consents for the sale of 2,079 residential units in two uncompleted development projects last month (October).

The projects, located on Hong Kong Island and in Tseung Kwan O, are estimated to be completed in May 2002, a spokesman for the Department said today (November 6).

At the end of October, there were 16 applications for pre-sale consent involving a total of 7,694 residential units across the SAR. The units are expected to be completed between December 2000 and June 2003.

In addition, there were four applications for pre-sale consent concerning commercial developments in Kowloon.

Applications for consent to assign being processed included two residential projects involving a total of 3,705 units in Kowloon.

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/Monday, November 6, 2000

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Table 1 - PARTICULARS OF PRESALE CONSENT AND CONSENT TO ASSIGN ISSUED for the period from 01/10/2000 to 31/10/2000
Table 2 - PARTICULARS OF APPLICATION FOR PRESALE CONSENT AND CONSENT TO ASSIGN PENDING APPROVAL as at 31/10/2000