FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993
THE
TENDERS WERE RECEIVED FROM SIX PREQUALIFIED TENDERERS AND
CAMPENON BERNARD SGE, FRENCH/HONG KONG JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SOGEA,
THE LOWEST PRICED BID AND FRANKI CONTRACTORS LIMITED SUBMITTED $2,268 MILLION.
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT COMPLETED IN THE SECOND HALF YEAR OF 1996.
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BILL TO BETTER DEFINE POWERS OF BUILDING AUTHORITY GAZETTED
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A BILL THAT SEEKS TO BETTER DEFINE THE POWERS OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY (BA) AND TO STREAMLINE EXISTING PROCEDURES WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
UNDER THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, THE POWER ΤΟ MAKE REGULATIONS ON TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ΤΟ THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS.
"THIS WILL RELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FROM HAVING ΤΟ CONSIDER ROUTINE AND TECHNICAL MATTERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID WITH THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF BUILDING PROJECTS, MORE TIME WAS REQUIRED FOR INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE BREACHES OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE BEFORE MAKING PROSECUTION.
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THERE HAD BEEN A SIXFOLD INCREASE IN THE CASELOAD HANDLED BY THE BA DUE TO STEPPED UP PROSECUTION ACTION.
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THE BILL PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR COMMENCING PROSECUTION FROM SIX MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE BOO HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO OBTAIN ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IT ALSO SEEKS TO DELETE FROM THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE PRESCRIBED FORMS AND ITS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS WHICH ARE LARGELY ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.
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IN ADDITION, THE AMENDING BILL WILL PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION AN AREA IN MA ON SHAN AS SCHEDULED AREA NO.4 OF THE ORDINANCE DUE ITS SPECIAL GEOLOGICAL FEATURE SO THAT ADDITIONAL GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL COULD BE IMPOSED TO ENSURE BUILDING SAFETY IN THE VICINITY.
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THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MAY 12, 1993.
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