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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1990

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"APART FROM THE VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN, THE HAS ALSO ARRANGED FOR NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON HAS SELECTED CONVENIENT LOCATIONS AS POLLING STATIONS ΤΟ RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION,

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HE ADDED.

GOVERNMENT

SUNDAY AND

ENCOURAGE

OF THE VOTER FOR OTHER

MR HSU COMMENDED THE LIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN, WHICH HAD SET A GOOD EXAMPLE COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

SANCTION AGAINST UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS TO BE STRENGTHENED

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BE

UNAUTHORISED BUILDINGS AND BUILDING WORKS WOULD MUCH MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY IF A PROPOSAL TO STRENGTHEN THE AGAINST THEM IS PASSED INTO LAW.

DEMOLISHED SANCTION

WHICH CONTAINS

THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1990, PROVISIONS TO ENABLE THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR COURT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDINGS AND BUILDING WORKS PRIORITY BASIS, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

ORDERS ON A

ANNOUNCING THE AMENDMENTS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE GOVERNMENT

TODAY, BUILDING

THE SURVEYOR, MR CHENG WEI-DART, SAID AMENDMENTS CONTAINED IN THE BILL

ALL THE WERF DESIGNED ΤΟ EFFICIENCY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE AND

ACHIEVE GREATER MORE RELEVANT TO PRESENT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAKE IT

"UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY MONTHS TO BRING ABOUT DEMOLITION OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDINGS BUILDING WORKS DUE TO THE NEED TO FOLLOW TIME-CONSUMING PROCEDURES.

"THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE THESE PROCEDURES WERE TO THE DETRIMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC INTEREST,"

FOUR OR

EXPLOITED

HE SAID.

WAS IMPORTANT DEMOLISHED

IN A

MR CHENG SAID THAT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IT THAT UNAUTHORISED BUILDINGS AND BUILDING WORKS WERE MATTER OF DAYS INSTEAD OF MONTHS AS WAS PRESENTLY THE CASE.

THE PRESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A COURT MIGHT "PRIORITY DEMOLITION ORDER" TO THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ARE:

GRANT A

* WHERE THERE IS AN IMMINENT DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY;

WHERE AN UNAUTHORISED BUILDING IS ERECTED OR BEING ERECTED WITH A VIEW TO SALE, LETTING OR DISPOSAL;

WHERE ILLEGAL BUILDING ACTIVITY IS FOUND IN A COMMON AREA OF A BUILDING OR ON LAND IN MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP AND ACTIVITY WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE AMENITIES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD; OR

SUCH

THE

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