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You dont think it was in order ?

It might have been objected to in the first place.

Supposing you had refused to pull that dow ?

14571

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They would not have passed my building.

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Although the building was built to plans that they had

approved ?

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Yes.

The Chairman:-

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Ir Shelton Hooper:-

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When did this case arise ?

In connection with the Ho Mui Ling Hospital of Bonham

Road.

Is this not actually what happened: That you sent in 14574 Flans for the building, and you built it accordingly,

and the parapet wall accordingly ?

14573

A.

Yes.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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And you wanted to use the basement as a living room, 14575′′

and you asked for permission to use

that

basement as a

living room, and that was only granted conditionally on

this wall being removed ?

No. I simply made application for the certificate. Then

the Inspector came and condemned the wall. I never made

any special application for a living room.

How came it before the Board then ?

14576

I applied afterwards, because it was only a parapet

wall. It was only three feet high, The basement is rather a peculiar thing. Under the Ordinance, it is not a basement, unless it is abutting against the earth. In this special case, the light obtained to these two rooms when you removed the parapet wall is not to basement

rooms at all.

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Then I dont see why you ap; lied for permission to use

the basement as living rooms.

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Because there was not 13 feet olear spaos from the

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