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IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS IN WAN CHAI
FIVE WAN CHAI BUILDINGS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND DEFECTIVE DRAINS WILL HAVE A NEW LOOK FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A LARGE SCALE CLEARANCE OPERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE AREA.
THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENTS WILL BE IMPROVED WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE TODAY (MONDAY) EMBARKED ON THE SECOND PHASE OF A COMPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS IN FOUR BUILDINGS AT 11-12 CANAL ROAD WEST, 13 CANAL ROAD WEST, 2-16A BOWRINGTON ROAD AND 418-430 HENNESSY ROAD.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ISSUED 180 ORDERS TO THE OWNERS OF THE FOUR BUILDINGS REQUIRING THEM TO REMOVE THE UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND REPAIR THE DETERIORATED PARTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE DEFECTIVE DRAINS.
THE OWNERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT OTHER WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDINGS COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AS LAID DOWN IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES, PHASE I BEING ON 10 CANAL ROAD WEST AND THE REAR LANE SYSTEM TO THE FIVE AFFECTED BUILDINGS.
A TOTAL OF 88 REMOVAL ORDERS WERE ISSUED LAST NOVEMBER TO NOW, OVER 60 PER CENT OF THE ORDERS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARILY WITH BY THE OWNERS.
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REPAIR WORKS TO THE UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THE REAR LANES AND YARDS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES IN THE LANES AND YARDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEMOLITION AND REPAIR ORDERS ISSUED IN THIS OPERATION, IT IS THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY THAT THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES AT THE SIDE LANE OF 10 CANAL ROAD
WEST, REAR LANE OF 13 CANAL ROAD WEST, AND THE FLAT ROOF ADJOINING FLAT
A3, THIRD FLOOR, 10 CANAL ROAD WEST SHOULD BE CLOSED IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS AND TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT, AT 9.30 AM ON MAY 9 THIS YEAR, HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT DEMOLITION WORKS CLOSURE ORDERS ARE GRANTED.
WILL BEGIN ONCE THE
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