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MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1987
ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES OR NEGLECTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED FORM IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $2 000, THE SPOKESMAN THEREFORE URGED ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES A REMINDER TO RETURN IT WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT OR TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT IF HE HAS DIFFICULTY IN COMPLETING IT OR IF THE ORIGINAL FORM HAS ALREADY BEEN RETURNED.
ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE AT THE DEPARTMENT AT HENNESSY CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY,
OWING TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S NETWORK DEVELOPMENT. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CHANGED WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO 5-8957666.
RATEPAYERS WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES BY TELEPHONE ARE REQUESTED TO USE THE NEW NUMBER FROM TOMORROW INSTEAD OF THE NUMBER SHOWN ON THE FORM.
YUEN LONG RESTAURANT TO BE CLOSED *****
A RESTAURANT IN YUEN LONG IS TO BE CLOSED SO THAT AN ILLEGAL сос COCKLOFT EXTENSION IN THE SAME BUILDING CAN BE DEMOLISHED.
THE RESTAURANT OCCUPIES THE GROUND FLOOR AND COCKLOFT OF HOT SHUEN BUILDING IN HOP YICK ROAD AND THE OWNER HAS ILLEGALLY EXTENDED THE COCKLOFT IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE RESTAURANT AREA.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY FOR AN ORDER TO CLOSE THE RESTAURANT AT TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COURT ON FEBRUARY 26 AND POSTED NOTICES OF ITS INTENTION TO DO SO ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF THE BUILDING TODAY (MONDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY SAID CLOSING THE RESTAURANT WAS NECESSARY SO THAT THE ILLEGAL ADDITION COULD BE DEMOLISHED AND OTHER REMEDIAL WORK CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
HE SAID AN ORDER TO DEMOLISH THE EXTENSION WAS ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO, BUT THIS HAD NEVER BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
DEMOLITION WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER WAS OBTAINED, HE SAID.
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