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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1975
STIFFER FINES FOR IGNORING FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES
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LEGISLATION PROVIDING STIFFER MAXIMUM FINES AGAINST PEOPLE WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME COME INTO EFFECT FROM SUNDAY (JUNE 1).
THE FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, PASSED RECENTLY BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, LAYS DOWN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 - DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT
IN ADDITION, A FINE OF FOR THE OFFENCE.
$40 MAY BE IMPOSED FOR EVERY DAY THE OFFENCE CONTINUES.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO DOUBLES THE FINE FOR CONTRAVENING A FIRE HAZARD ORDER FROM $2,000 TO $4,000.
THE FINE FOR OBSTRUCTING A MEMBER OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CARRYING OUT HIS DUTIES IS RAISED FOURFOLD FROM $250 TO $1,000. THIS OFFENCE ALSO CARRIES A SIX MONTHS' PRISON SENTENCE. A FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS MAY BE IMPOSED ON ANY PERSON WHO WEARS A FIRE SERVICES UNIFORM WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR. AT PRESENT, FINE FOR THIS OFFENCE IS $250.
REVISED ZONING PLAN FOR YAU MA TEI
AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD HAS PUBLISHED A REVISED PLAN FOR THE YAU MA TEI AREA.
THE AMENDED PLAN PROPOSES ONLY ONE CHANGE TO THE LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA, NAMELY THE RE-ZONING OF A GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SITE ON NATHAN ROAD TO COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL USE.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES THE NEW FORM OF NOTATION WHICH PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN USES NOT COVERED BY THE ZONING TO BE PERMITTED ON APPLICATION TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
COPIES OF THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED UNTIL JUNE 19 DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB- OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HONG KONG, OR AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR.
COPIES MAY BE BOUGHT AT $5 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY AND AT $25 FOR A COLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT MAY SUBMIT OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD BEFORE JUNE 19, 1975 STATING THE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTIONS.
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