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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

WHERE A

DECISION WAS THEY WERE ARRESTED PERSON, AND WHERE THE ARRESTED COURT BEFORE CONVICTION OR ACQUITTED AT HIS TRIAL SAID.

NOT

THE TAKEN

CHARGE ΤΟ PERSON WAS DISCHARGED BY A OR ON APPEAL, HE

"THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE AMENDMENTS FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990," MR ASPREY SAID.

PROPOSED IN THE

POLICE

DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

BUILDING ORDINANCE REVIEW TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY

THE

IS GOVERNMENT

CONSIDERING

WHETHER AND HOW EXISTING LEGISLATION COULD OR SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED TO ENSURE THAT THE PRIVATE BUILDINGS ARE MAINTAINED PROPERLY THROUGHOUT THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY IS ENFORCED AND ENSURED.

AND LIVES

THE

THE DIRECTOR OF THIS FORMS THE FIRST PART OF THE REVIEW BY BUILDINGS AND LANDS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.:

AND ENVIRONMENT

LANDS, THE HON THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING,

(WEDNESDAY) GRAHAM BARNES, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG.

DID NOT ENFORCE MR

BARNES NOTED THAT THE LAW IN HONG KONG MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT THE STRUCTURE FROM BECOMING DILAPIDATED.

IN MANY CASES, HE SAID, LITTLE OR NO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE.

BUILDINGS ARE PROPERLY "THE LAW IN HONG KONG ENSURES THAT

APPROVED DESIGNED AND BUILT BY AUTHORISED PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN.

TO

DEAL WITH

KNOWN

"IT

PROCEDURES

UNAUTHORISED PROVIDES

THE ADDITIONS AND TO ENFORCE THE REPAIR AND/OR DEMOLITION OF PARTS OR

IT IS KNOWN TO HAVE BECOME WHOLE OF THE STRUCTURE IF THEY ARE OR DANGEROUS," HE SAID.

MR BARNES SAID IN A SURVEY RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE BUILDINGS INSPECTED ORDINANCE

BUILDINGS WERE OVER OFFICE,

55,000 PRIVATE EXTERNALLY, OF WHICH 16,700 WERE CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY II BUILDINGS.

HE STRESSED THAT CATEGORY II DID NOT MEAN THAT A BEEN IDENTIFIED.

"IT

A

REQUIRE

DANGER HAD

TO

DETAILED

ONLY REFERS TO BUILDINGS WHICH APPEAR FROM THE OUTSIDE BE IN

THEREFORE SUSPECT CONDITION INVESTIGATION," HE SAID.

AND

THE BUILDINGS