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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988

GUEST HOUSES IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS THE FIRST TARGET

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GOVERNMENT'S

FOUND

MULTI-STOREY IN OF THE GREATER RISK TO ADMINISTRATION, THE HON

TYPES OF GUEST HOUSES, THE AS THERE ARE MANY

THOSE ΤΟ INTENTION

INITIALLY

LICENSE IS BUILDINGS AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY BECAUSE LIFE INVOLVED, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT DONALD LIAO, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

POLICY

THE THE RESUMED

MR LIAO SAID DEBATE, SPEAKING IN

GUEST HOUSES GOVERNMENT WOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE SUGGESTION THAT

IN THE COMMERCIAL SHOULD BE ALLOWED ONLY IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OR PORTION OF MIXED COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

HAVE CONSIDERABLE WHICH WERE ALREADY RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF

HOWEVER, THIS SUGGESTION, IF ADOPTED, WOULD IMPLICATIONS ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF GUEST HOUSES OPERATING IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR IN THE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, HE SAID.

PENDING THE INTRODUCTION OF A LICENSING SYSTEM BY THE CITY NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE OPERATION OF TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION WHERE NECESSARY.

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AS REGARDS CONSULTATION ON THE

AND

AND

DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED EXISTING GUEST HOUSES, AND

LICENSING PROPOSALS, DISTRICT THE EXPERT

OF ADVICE

THE PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT

BOARDS WOULD BE CONSULTED, NEWLY-ESTABLISHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOULD BE SOUGHT, MR LIAO ADDED.

COMMITTEE WAS

THE CONTINUED, LIAO IN THE COMING MONTHS, MR EXPECTED TO DISCUSS A MULTITUDE OF PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT ISSUES.

IT WOULD ALSO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS BEING INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP FOR IMPROVEMENTS

OF MUTUAL COVENANTS.

REPLIES, HIS

MR

LIAO

FINALISED BY AN

то EXISTING DEEDS

ALSO SPOKE ON IN ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, YOUTH, SPORTS AND ARTS.

THE

DISTRICT

THE

RESOURCES

ON THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, HE POINTED OUT THAT GOVERNMENT WAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING DISTRICT BOARDS WITH AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONTINUED TO FUNCTION ADVISORY BODIES ON LOCAL MATTERS.

EFFECTIVELY AS

ISSUED ΤΟ ALL

AND

BY

MR LIAO SAID THAT A CENTRAL DIRECTIVE HAD BEEN DEPARTMENTS AND POLICY BRANCHES REQUIRING THEM TO RESPOND QUICKLY

AND REQUESTS PUT FORWARD POSITIVELY TO THE VIEWS, DISTRICT BOARDS.

SUGGESTIONS

GOVERNMENT

A RECENT REVIEW INDICATED THAT THERE WERE INCREASING CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS AND IN RESOLVING DISTRICT PROBLEMS.

SIGNS DEPARTMENTS

OF

/ACTIONS WERE