WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1991
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COMPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE OF UBW'S IN WAN CHAI
A COMPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE OPERATION OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS (UBW'S) IN FIVE WAN CHAI BUILDINGS HAS RESULTED IN MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF THE REMOVAL ORDERS ISSUED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAVING BEEN VOLUNTARILY COMPLIED WITH BY THE OWNERS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID: "THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENTS WILL BE IMPROVED FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF THE UBW'S AND REPAIR WORKS TO THE UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THE REAR LANES AND YARDS.
"THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR."
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT THE OPERATION IN FIVE BUILDINGS AT 10 CANAL ROAD WEST, 11-12 CANAL ROAD WEST, 13 CANAL ROAD WEST, 2-16 BOWRINGTON ROAD AND 418-430 HENNESSY ROAD,
A TOTAL OF 268 ORDERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF UBW'S WERE ISSUED.
"THE OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE UBW'S AND REPAIR THE DETERIORATED PARTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE DEFECTIVE DRAINS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT OTHER WORKS то ENSURB 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
SYSTEM TO THE FIVE BUILDINGS, AND PHASE II BEING ON THE REMAINING FOUR BUILDINGS.
A TOTAL OF 88 REMOVAL ORDERS WERE ISSUED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR IN THE PHASE I OPERATION AND A TOTAL OF 180 REMOVAL ORDERS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY IN THE PHASE II OPERATION.
"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, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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ISSUED IN THAT THE B1, THIRD CAN BE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEMOLITION AND REPAIR ORDERS THIS OPERATION, IT IS THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES AT THE FLAT ROOF ADJOINING FLAT FLOOR, 10 CANAL ROAD WEST SHOULD BE CLOSED IN ORDER THAT THEY DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS AND TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE HONG KONG DISTICT COURT, AT 9.30 AM ON AUGUST 8 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START ONCE THE CLOSURE ORDER ts
GRANTED.
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