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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1975
B.0.0. TO GET TOUGHER WITH ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS
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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE WILL INTENSIFY ITS EFFORTS TO CONTROL UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AS FROM AUGUST 1.
THIS MEANS THAT ALL NEW BUILDINGS RECEIVING AN OCCUPATION PERMIT AFTER JULY 31, 1975 WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY INSPECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDİNANCE OFFICE, A BUILDING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
"ANY UNAUTHORISED ALTERATIONS CONTRAVENING THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION WILL RESULT IN THE SERVICE OF A STATUTORY NOTICE REQUIRING THEIR REMOVAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME LIMIT. FAILURE TO REMOVE THE WORKS WILL INVOLVE THE OWNER IN PAYING THE COST OF REMOVAL BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.
EXPLAINING THE NEW MOVE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +UNTIL NOW THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON DEALING WITH ILLEGAL WORKS WHICH PRESENT A SERIOUS HAZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB BUT A RECENT IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAPACITY OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE HAS ENABLED THIS ADDITIONAL TASK TO BE UNDERTAKEN.+
MR. JOHN SWAINE APPOINTED A QUEEN'S COUNSEL
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HER MAJESTY HAS BEEN PLEASED TO GIVE DIRECTIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. JOHN JOSEPH SWAINE TO BE ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S COUNSEL FOR HONG KONG.
MR. SWAINE WAS BORN IN SHANGHAI IN 1932 AND IS NOW 43 YEARS OF AGE. HE HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF HONG KONG SINCE 1937. HE WAS EDUCATED AT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE AND OBTAINED A B.A. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN 1952. HE THEN JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BUT RESIGNED IN 1957 IN ORDER TO READ FOR THE BAR.
HE WAS CALLED TO THE BAR BY LINCOLN'S INN IN FEBRUARY 1960 AND IN MARCH OF THE SAME YEAR HE WAS CALLED TO THE BAR IN HONG KONG.
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