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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1986

DEMOLITION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF THE STRUCTURES WERE ISSUED IN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORED.

ALSO, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER ON AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE ON THE ROOF OVER FLAT B, 12TH FLOOR, GOOD VIEW COURT, 20, YUET WAH STREET, KOWLOON.

IT WILL MAKE THE APPLICATION ON SEPTEMBER 16 AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT. A NOTICE OF THIS INTENTION WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE TODAY.

A DEMOLITION ORDER WAS ISSUED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID SEVEN COURT ORDERS TO CLOSE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES HAD BEEN OBTAINED SO FAR THIS YEAR.

HE SAID THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION HAD ISSUED 2 086 ORDERS TO REMOVE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES OR ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND 1 906 HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR WITHDRAWN.

THE DIVISION RECEIVED 2 762 COMPLAINTS AND CARRIED OUT 9 277 INSPECTIONS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

FAREWELL TO LONG-SERVING STAFF

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STAFF OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BADE FAREWELL TO 37 COLLEAGUES WHO ARE RETIRING AFTER LONG SERVICE.

THESE EMPLOYEES 16 FROM THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION, THREE FROM FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SCHOOLS AND 18 FROM THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION HAVE EACH SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 28 YEARS. FOUR OF THEM HAVE WORKED FOR 39 YEARS AND THREE FOR 38 YEARS.

AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE VEGETABLE MARKET, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR TONY BENNETT, PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO THEM AND PRAISED THEM FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.

+MANY DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE ORGANISATIONS OVER THE PAST YEARS TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY.

+ THOSE WHO ARE RETIRING TODAY WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THROUGH THEIR HARD WORK AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN NO SMALL MEASURE TOWARDS THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF BOTH THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS, HE SAID.

MR BENNETT ALSO PRESENTED AWARDS TO TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION WHO HAVE BOTH COMPLETED 25 YEARS' SERVICE.

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