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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1994
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(IV)
ADEQUACY OF OFFENCES AND PENALTIES; AND
PRACTICABILITY OF A CERTIFICATION SCHEME TO REQUIRE BUILDING OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTY REGULARLY INSPECTED BY AUTHORISED PROFESSIONALS;
* THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR BUILDINGS
DEPARTMENT
TO STRENGTHEN ITS CAPABILITY FOR MONITORING SITES WITH WORKS IN PROGRESS; AND
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PROPOSAL FOR A CONDITION SURVEY OF
WITH BUILDINGS CANTILEVERED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1959 AND 1980.
IN
"WE ARE CONSULTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST PERSONS WHO HAD CARRIED OUT WORKS
** MRS YU SAID. CONTRAVENTION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE,
THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT IS ALSO TAKING OTHER ACTIONS. THESE
ARE MEASURES:
* ΤΟ CLEAR UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS IN ALBERT HOUSE
THE CANOPY COLLAPSE OCCURRED;
WHERE
OF SUPERVISION
FOR THE CONCRETE
ΤΟ SPECIFY FIRMER AND MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS
AND SITE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION CANTILEVERED CANOPIES; AND
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TO
BUILDING
STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OWNERS' AWARENESS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS REGARDS THE DANGERS OF CARRYING OUT UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND THE NEED FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR CANOPIES AND BALCONIES.
PREVENTIVE
"OWNERS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS TO ENSURE THEMSELVES, MAINTENANCE AND TIMELY REPAIRS," SHE STRESSED.
MRS YU ADDED THAT THE POLICE WERE CONDUCTING PARALLEL INVESTIGATION AS DEATH HAD RESULTED FROM THE COLLAPSE, AND FINDINGS IN THE FINAL REPORT WOULD FORM PART OF THE BASIS OF POLICE CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.
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