FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN CAUSEWAY BAY
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A TOTAL OF 26 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, AT THE BACK LANE OF TSING FUNG STREET AND THE SIDE LANE OF WING HING STREET IN CAUSEWAY BAY WERE PULLED DOWN TODAY (FRIDAY) IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION.
THE OPERATION WAS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLEARANCES AIMED AT ELIMINATING GAS LEAKAGE RISKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BLACK SPOTS IN REAR LANES IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES INCLUDE ONE SHOP AND TWO WORKSHOPS, NINE STORAGE STRUCTURES AND SIX DOMESTIC UNITS. THE REMAINDER WERE USED AS KITCHENS AND CANOPIES.
NINE PERSONS WERE AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE. TWO FAMILIES DECLINED A REHOUSING OFFER FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND TWO ACCEPTED A TEMPORARY HOUSING OFFER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, TWO SINGLE PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE URBAN AREA.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT,
HOUSING DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
THREE OTHER CLEARANCE OPERATIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT BACK LANES OF TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD, KING'S ROAD AND CHUN YEUNG STREET LATER THIS MONTH.
IN ALL, 178 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES WILL BE CLEARED. OF THE 48 FAMILIES AFFECTED, 40 WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REHOUSING IN EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES OR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
KOWLOON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOL 1S HED *****
ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN TO DEMOLISH TWO SETS OF ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES IN KOWLOON.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL APPLY IN THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MAY 20 FOR CLOSURE ORDERS TO BE MADE AGAINST THE STRUCTURES ON THE MAIN ROOF OF 496 510 CHATHAM ROAD, AND 208 220A MA TAU WEI ROAD.
THE AUTHORITY POSTED NOTICES OF ITS INTENTION OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (FRIDAY).
ORDERS TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES WERE ISSUED TO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN AUGUST, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 1985, BUT THEY WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
THEY WILL NOW BE DEMOLISHED ONCE THE COURT DECIDES TO MAKE THE CLOSURE ORDER. CLOSING THEM PRIOR TO DEMOLITION ENSURES THAT THERE IS NO DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.