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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1990

MANY PRIVATE BUILDINGS NEED REPAIR, SURVEY FINDS

BUILDINGS

IN HONG KONG ARR IN A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE

PRIVATE

MORE THAN 8,000 DEFECTIVE STATE OF REPAIR, ACCORDING TO A BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.

THE SURVEY

FINDINGS

WERE GIVEN

BY THE TODAY (SATURDAY)

WHEN SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR. GRAHAM BARNES,

MANAGEMENT JOINTLY HE ADDRESSED A CONFERENCE ON BUILDING MAINTENANCE

OF INSTITUTE

SURVEYORS AND THE ROYAL ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (HONG KONG BRANCH).

PRIVATE BUILDINGS

HAD BEEN HAD

MR BARNES SAID SOME 22,500 INSPECTED SINCE OCTOBER. THE SURVEY TEAM FOUND THAT SEVEN OF THEM

AND SOME 67 WERE IN

REQUIRING A

STATE DANGEROUS TO BE CLOSED IMMEDIATE ACTION.

SOME 14,000 DID NOT NEED MAJOR REPAIRS FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS.

THERE WERE ABOUT 60,000 PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG AND SURVEY WOULD COVER ALL OF THEM, MR BARNES SAID.

INITIAL

SURVEY,

A

FULL

SURVEY AFTER THIS BUILDINGS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT.

THE

ON

ALL

THOSE

OR,

"

WHETHER ΤΟ ISSUE "THIS FULL SURVEY. WILL RESULT IN A DECISION

ORDERS AND CASES, CLOSURE REPAIR NOTICES

IN VERY SERIOUS DEMOLITION NOTICES, HE SAID.

CO-OPERATING BETTER REPAIRS RATHER

WITH THAN

MR BARNES SAID FLAT OWNERS WERE NOW

EFFECTING

IN ORDINANCE OFFICE THE BUILDINGS WAITING FOR THE OFFICE TO PUT IN ITS OWN CONTRACTORS.

ON THE VOTE WHICH WAS THIS WAS EVIDENCED BY LOWER DRAWINGS PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR.

MORB "THE SURVEY IS A START AND I BELIEVE IT WILL LEAD TO MUCH

SITUATION WHERE A LAW ENFORCING ACTION, AND IT MAY EVEN LEAD TO A MAINTENANCE WOULD BE GENERALLY MORE ACCEPTABLE. FOR THIS IS WHAT KONG NEEDS," MR BARNES ADDED.

HONG

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