1594 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH OCTOBER, 1899.
Private streets and lanes.
Time within
ations, &c. are to be made.
10. Every street on private land, upon which domestic buildings front shall, if it does not fall within the pro- visions of the immediately preceding section of this Ordinance, be and be kept surfaced, channelled, drained, and provided with lighting apparatus by the Government, at the expense of the owners of the land abutting on such street, and the several owners of such land shall bear the cost of such surfacing, channelling, draining, and providing of lighting apparatus, in proportion to the width of their respective land at the place where it abuts on such street, and the Government may recover such proportionate cost, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from the date of demand for payment of such proportionate cest made by the Director of Public Works, from any such owner by a suit in the name of the Director of Public Works in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The cost of the illumination of such street shall, however, be borne by the Government.
11.-(a.) In the case of any alterations to existing which alter buildings being required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of section 7 of this Ordinance, a period of six months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of such buildings within which to make such alterations, and, in the event of any of such alterations not being made and completed within the said period of six months, such owner, or if there be more than one such owner, every such owner shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of ter dollars for each and every term of twenty-four hours beyond the said period of six months, during which any of the provisions of the said section 7 shall remain uncomplied with either wholly or in part.
Power to
close pre- mises..
Power to order re- moval of illegal
structures.
(b.) In the case of any alterations to or removal of any cubicles or partitions being required for the purpose of complying with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, a period of three months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of the building in which such cubicles or partitions are situated to make such alterations or removal as aforesaid, and, in the event of any of such alterations or of any such removal not being made and completed within the said period of three months, such owner, or, if there be more than one such owner, every such owner shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of five dollars for each and every term of twenty-four hours beyond the said period of three months during which any of the provisions of this Ordinance with regard to any alter- ation to or removal of any cubicles or partitions shall remain uncomplied with either wholly or in part.
(c.) If upon the expiration of the respective periods of six or three mouths allowed under sub-sections (a.) and (6.) of this section, the alterations or removal referred to in such sub-sections have or has not been made and com- pleted as directed in such sub-sections, then, in addition to the penalties that may be incurred by the owners under such sub-sectious, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate in his absolute discretion to order the whole or any portion of any building or of any room containing a cubicle or partition to be forthwith closed by or under the direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police aud to remain closed until the alterations or removal required by this Ordinance have or has been certified in writing by the Sanitary Board to have been made and completed to the satisfaction of the said Board. Any person found living in any building or room or portion thereof so closed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.
12. It shall be lawful for a Magistrate in any case in which it is proved to his satisfaction that any mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fung" is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to order, either in addition to or in substitution for any penalty specified in this Ordinance, the immediate demoli- tion, removal, and destruction by any officer of the Sanitary Beard of any such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, par- tition er Ping fung", or any portion thereof, and no compensation whatever shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done to such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fung" by such demo- lition, removal, and destruction.