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ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTORATE TO VERIFY REMEDIAL ACTION ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY AN OFFENDER ON MITIGATION,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATION FOR A REVIEW OF SENTENCE WOULD BE CONSIDERED IF THE ALLEGED REMEDIAL ACTION HAD BEEN CONFIRMED NOT IN EXISTENCE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH MOST FACTORY PROPRIETORS AND EMPLOYERS WERE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS WHO SAW TO THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THEIR EMPLOY, IT WAS THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT'SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT OFFENDERS AGAINST HONG KONG'S LABOUR LEGISLATION SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE COURT AND GIVEN THE HEAVY FINES THEY DESERVED.
25 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MARCH
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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE APPROVED 25 BUILDING PLANS IN MARCH THIS YEAR - SEVEN ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND 12 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THESE INCLUDED 10 BLOCKS OF THE KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT, TWO HOTEL BUILDINGS IN WAN CHAI AND SHA TIN, FOUR BLOCKS OF 31 STOREYS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN SHA TIN AND AN EXTENSION FOR A SCHOOL IN KWAI CHUNG.
IN THE SAME MONTH, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO AGREED TO WORK STARTING ON 38 PROJECTS 11 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 IN KOWLOON AND 15 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THESE INCLUDED AN ELECTRICITY SWITCHING STATION/QUARTERS AT POKFULAM ROAD, A SOCIAL CENTRE AT THE JUNCTION OF NAM CHEONG STREET AND TAI HANG SAI STREET, A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN SHA TIN AND AN LPG/AIR PLANT IN YUEN LONG.
THE FLOOR AREA OF THESE 38 PROJECTS TOTALLED 226 075.3 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 151 506.5 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES WITH THE REMAINDER FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE.
DURING MARCH, 35 OCCUPATIONAL PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SEVEN RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS AT SASSOON ROAD, A BUS DEPOT AT HEUNG YIP ROAD, TWO PETROL-FILLING STATIONS IN SHA TIN, AND FIVE STAFF QUARTERS FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY,
TOTAL FLOOR AREA FOR ALL NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN MARCH WAS 399 357.3 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 316 178.1 SQUARE METRES WERE FOR NON-DOMESTIC USE AND THE REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO ISSUED EIGHT DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF 21 BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH.
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