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"There has been close liaison between the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Buildings Department regarding illegal rooftop structures. At the request of the department, the Law Society has issued circulars to advise its members to be particularly careful in dealing with space and unauthorised
structures on rooftops," Mr Cheng said.
"The Buildings Department has been advising the public against buying illegal rooftop structures. We also issue warning when we find anyone erecting these structures, not just through complaints but also our own discovery in the course of our inspections," he added.
Mr Cheng explained that property title might be rendered defective by the existence of illegal rooftop structures, pointing out that there had been a court ruling to that effect.
"Therefore, those who sell or buy illegal rooftop structures do so at their own risk," he cautioned, pointing out that the Buildings Department had adopted a more rigorous policy of prosecution and demolition of new and dangerous rooftop
structures.
Meanwhile, a Housing Branch spokesman revealed that a bill which sought to regulate the operation of estate agents by establishing an Estate Agents Authority would be introduced into the Legislative Council later in the year.
Among other things, the Authority will require estate agents to furnish true and accurate information about the property handled by them, including a statement by the owner of the property as to whether the property has any unauthorised alteration works and whether the property is subject to any current orders or plans to carry out repairs.
End/Tuesday, August 1, 1995
Job Matching extends to all employment offices
Job-seekers wishing to join the Labour Department's Job Matching Programme (JMP) can visit any of the nine Local Employment Service (LES) branch offices from today (Tuesday).
The programme, launched in April in five LES offices to help unemployed persons aged 30 or above to find jobs, is extended to all LES offices today instead of late September as scheduled. The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, said he was glad the JMP could be extended to all LES offices ahead of schedule.