WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1985
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MOVE TO ENFORCE ORDERS ON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL BE ENFORCING THE OUTSTANDING ORDERS SERVED ON OWNERS OF SAN PO KONG MANSION FOR THE REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES FOLLOWING THE EXPIRY OF THE EXTENDED DEADLINE ON APRIL 1, 1985.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE BOO'S TERM CONTRACTOR WOULD BE ENGAGED TO REMOVE THE ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND DEFECTIVE CONCRETE FINS FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING,
SINCE JULY LAST YEAR THE BOO HAD ISSUED 413 ORDERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF 657 ITEMS OF ILLEGAL WORKS.
THESE COMPRISED:
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21 STRUCTURES ON THE FLAT ROOF AT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL;
* 445 CAGES AND SIMILAR EXTENSIONS ON THE EXTERNAL WALLS OF
THE BUILDING; AND
* 191 CANOPIES AND RACKS.
ANOTHER ORDER, WHICH HAD BEEN OUTSTANDING SINCE SEPTEMBER 1981, REQUIRED THE OWNERS TO REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE CONCRETE FINS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
+ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 290 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REMOVED BY OWNERS THEMSELVES, RECENT INSPECTIONS REVEALED THAT NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON THE REMAINING 360 STRUCTURES,+ HE SAID.
+AT THE SAME TIME, NO PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE BY THEM TO REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE CONCRETE FINS WHICH ARE A POTENTIAL DANGER TO THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR TO START WORK WITHOUT POSING A HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL BE APPLYING TO THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT FOR CLOSURE ORDERS TO BE POSTED ON THE FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.
THE FIRST BATCH OF NOTICES OF INTENTION TO CLOSE WILL BE POSTED ON MAY 8 ON THE STRUCTURES AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF NO. 14-16 YIN HING STREET. THE REMAINING FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES WILL BE DEALT WITH AT INTERVALS OF TWO WEEKS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID DETAILS OF THE OPERATION HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OWNERS' INCORPORATION OF SAN PO KONG MANSION AND THAT CLOSE LIAISON WOULD CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE OPERATION.
+OWNERS OF THE BUILDING STILL IN DOUBT ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT STAFF OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OR THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE, HE ADDED,