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Thursday, May 10, 1973
GOVT. CONTINUING WITH PLANS TO REMOVE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES
There have been encouraging signs this week that some owners and occupiers of flats and other premises at Nos. 1026-1048, King's Road,
Quarry Bay, have been taking action on their own initiative to remove
unauthorised and potentially dangerous structures.
Mr. James C. Howlett, a Chief Building Surveyor of the Buildings
Ordinance Office, said today: "We know for certain that there has been some
Only a few owners are taking this action, and it's impossible
to give a reliable figure at the moment, but we are heartened by the trend and hope it will spread."
response.
"In fact, we think that more and more people may be coming to appreciate the basic reason for preventing the occupants of new buildings
from making these unauthorised alterations the reason being the need
to uphold essential standards of safety and public health," he added.
In the meantime, work on erecting scaffolding on the two buildings
where notices have been served has been proceeding throughout the weck. In cases where owners have not complied with the requirement to demolish
the illegal structures, government contractors are expected to start work on demolition next week, The cost, including a supervision fee, will be charged to the individual owners.
This
Mr. Howlett said: "We hope very much that owners will save
themselves some of the cost. by getting on with the work themselves.
sort of assignment gives us in the Buildings Ordinance Office no pleasure whatsoever - we would much prefer that people should be spared the expense.
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