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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1982
CTHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS
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A CLEARER DEFINITION OF +MONUMENT IN THE ORDINANCE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A MONUMENT, AN HISTORICAL BUILDING, AND AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR PALEONTOLOGICAL SITE OR STRUCTURE #
* A STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT, WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, WHO HAS BEEN EXERCISING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY" IN THE URBAN AREAS UNDER POWERS DELEGATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, AS THE SOLE AUTHORITY FOR ALL AREAS OF HONG KONG. HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD, WITH THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE AS VICE-CHAIRMAN ;
* A STRONGER DETERRENT AGAINST OFFENDERS BY INCREASING
THE EXISTING PENALTY TO A FINE OF $100 000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR;
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ALLOWANCE FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY IN SERVING NOTICES TO OWNERS OR LAWFUL OCCUPIERS OF PRIVATE LAND BY REGISTERED MAIL, AND
PROHIBITION AGAINST THE UNAUTHORISED USE OF METAL DETECTORS.
SQUATTER CLEAN-UP PASSES TWO-THIRDS MARK
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT PASSED THE TWO-THIRDS MARK TODAY (FRIDAY) IN ITS BIG SWEEP OF HONG KONG'S SQUATTER AREAS.
THE DEPARTMENT'S WORKERS HAVE CLEANED UP 95 OF THE
137 SQUATTER COMMUNITIES IN THE TERRITORY.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 50 OUT OF 74 SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN BLITZED. OF THESE, 19 ARE IN EASTERN DISTRICT, FIVE IN WESTERN DISTRICT, AND 26 IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
IN KOWLOON, 45 OUT OF 60 SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN COVERED, INCLUDING FOUR IN KOWLOON CITY, 16 IN KWUN TONG, 18 IN WONG TAI SIN AND SEVEN IN SHAM SHUI PO.
WHILE SOME OF THESE SETTLEMENTS ARE NOW SATISFACTORILY CLEAN, MANY STILL REQUIRE A SECOND CLEAN-UP BEFORE THE END OF JUNE BECAUSE OF THE LONG-TIME ACCUMULATION OF RUBBISH THERE.
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