SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1977
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+ IN SOME CASES, WE HAVE PERMITTED THE PAYMENT OF THE
FORBEARANCE LEVY WHICH IS 75 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT OF THE PREMISES FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS AND ONE PER CENT PER MONTH OF THE CAPITAL VALUE OF THE PREMISES FOR THE SECOND THREE-MONTH PERIOD OF . FOR BEARANCE.
+ IN OTHER WORDS, A PERSON ILLEGALLY USING PREMISES WORTH $100,000 WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1.000 FORBEARANCE FEE A MONTH FOR THE SECOND THREE MONTH PERIOD OF FORBEARANCE.
+ THE FORBEARANCE LEVY IS NOT USED AS A MEANS OF REVENUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT, BUT AS A FINANCIAL DETERRENT AGAINST BREACHING LEASE CONDITIONS.
+ IT IS ALSO A PERIOD THAT WILL ENABLE THE OWNERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING TO ACQUIRE ACCOMMODATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT IS MORE SUITABLE FOR HIS TRADE,
IT IS NOT A LICENCE OR MODIFICATION OF THE LEASE CONDITIONS TO PERMIT THE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, AND FORBEARANCE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED UNLESS WE ARE CONVINCED THAT EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO PURGE THE BREACH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
+ IN THE PAST OUR WARNING LETTER HAS GIVEN THE OPTION OF A FORBEARANCE LEVY AUTOMATICALLY, BUT FROM NOW ON THIS OPTION WILL NOT BE OFFERED. THE LESSEE WILL, IN FUTURE, NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT HE IS TAKING ALL REASONABLE AND ADEQUATE STEPS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND, IF HE ASKS FOR MORE TIME, FORBEARANCE MAY BE CONSIDERED.+
AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE LEASE ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN, OFFICERS OF THE UNIT PLACE LARGE BI-LINGUAL NOTICES ON ALL NEWLY-COMPLETED NON-INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TOWN.
THE NOTICE GIVES A CLEAR WARNING ABOUT BREACHES OF LEASE CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON THE NEW BUILDING,
IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUAL LETTERS ON SIMILAR LINES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OCCUPIERS OF THE NEW BUILDINGS.
+WE DESCRIBE OUR WORK AS ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THE AIM IS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE TOWN, SAID MR. LO.
INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS THAT START UP IN THESE PREMISES CREATE NOISE, SMOKE AND FUMES AND IN MANY CASES ARE A FIRE HAZARD,
THE OCCUPIERS ALSO CAUSE DESTRUCTION BY STORING MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE PREMISES. THEY LOWER THE LIVING STANDARDS OF OTHER RESIDENTS AND MUST BE STOPPED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
+THERE SHOULD BE NO REAL EXCUSE FOR SUCH BREACHES OF THE LEASE TERMS AND CONDITION.
+CERTAINLY, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO OETA IN INDUSTRIAL FLOOR SPACE IN TSUEN WAN AND ELSEWHERE,+ MR. LO SAID.
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