Supplementary to Question No. 5
in LegCo Meeting on 14.1.87
Mr. CHENG : Sir, will the Secretary for Lands and Works inform
this Council of the time scale for implementing his new package
of proposals, bearing in mind the urgency of removing the
dangerous illegal structures in the public interest?
Secretary for Lands and Works : Sir, we would hope to be in
action under the new policy after consultation
with the
district boards somewhere about the middle of this year.
Mr. Jackie CHAN: Sir, will the Secretary for Lands and Works
advise this Council how effective it would be if his proposal
implemented in collaboration with the City and New
Territories Administration, and the various district boards?
is
Secretary for Lands and Works: I think, Sir, as I have said
before, the primary target must always be unauthorised building
works which are likely to endanger the public. The Building
Authority must take action on its own initiative and without
consultation in respect of such unauthorised buildings which
constitute a danger. So the question of consultation with
district boards arises only in respect of
other forms of
to constitute a
unauthorised buildings which aren't considered
danger to life and limb. I think that we will in that respect
probably be able to improve the service to the public in that
through consulting the public we will be able to concentrate
some of our forces of control on the unauthorised alterations
which people mind most.