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Thursday, February 8, 1973

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN QUARRY BAY BUILDINGS

P.W.D. And Fire Services Start Detailed Survey

Officers of the Buildings Ordinance Office and the Fire Services

Department today began a detailed survey of the extensive unauthorised

works and alterations in five buildings in Quarry Bay.

The survey, lasting several months, aims at finding out the

nature and the number of illegal structures at Hoi King, Hoi Sang, Fook

Chong, Yik Chong and Yik Fat Buildings at Nos. 1026 1048 King's Road.

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The survey followed a number of small fires and complaints by

members of the public and occupants of the buildings.

Since then, a spokesman for the Building Ordinance Office said

the authorities discovered many illegal alternations constituting a

danger to residents and a fire and health hazard. This practice showed that

some residents displayed a total disregard of building regulations.

"The Government intends to rectify the situation, in the first

instance, by serving statutory notices requiring the reinstatement of

the buildings to their former condition," he said.

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