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OWNERS OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES HEAVILY FINED

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ACTION BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) HAD RESULTED

THE OWNERS OF TWO ILLEGAL THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION LAST WEEK OF

MAGISTRATE OF THE CENTRAL STRUCTURES WHO WERE HEAVILY FINED MAGISTRACY.

IN

BY A

OF

$17,000,

THE

MAGISTRATE OTHER PEOPLE

IN FINING THE DEFENDANTS A TOTAL SAID HE HOPED THE HEAVY FINE WOULD PROVE A DETERRENT TO INTENDING TO PUT UP ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.

OF

HE ADDED THAT HE HAD TO TAKE A SERIOUS VIEW ON THE CASES IN THE

SAFETY AND IN PUBLIC

VIEW OF RECENT INCIDENTS INTERESTS OF COLLAPSE OF ILLEGAL AND UNAUTHORISED WORKS.

CONCERNED ARE ON THE FLAT ROOF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CAPITAL BUILDING AT 175-191 LOCKHART ROAD, WAN CHAI.

COMMENTING

ON THE

BUILDING SURVEYOR, MR CHENG

SUCCESSFUL

OF

PROSECUTION, BOO GOVERNMENT SAID TODAY WEI-DART,

(MONDAY) HE WAS VIEW ON ILLEGAL BUILDING HAPPY THAT THE COURT WAS TAKING A SERIOUS

DETER OTHER PEOPLE ACTIVITIES AND HOPED THAT THE HEAVY PINES WOULD FROM CARRYING OUT UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS.

ARE REQUIRED GOVERNMENT THE COST

THE OWNERS OF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN QUESTION TO DISMANTLE THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES. IF THIS IS NOT DONE, CONTRACTORS WILL CARRY OUT THE WORK AND THEY WILL BE BILLED OF REMOVAL.

SINCE

BEGINNING THE

OF THIS

HAD

YEAR, BOO

SUCCESSFULLY AND UNAUTHORISED WORKS.

PROSECUTED 45 OWNERS FOR PUTTING UP ILLEGAL THE FINES TOTAL $101,000.

THAT

THE

REMOVAL

OF

DANGEROUS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN THE NEXT

MR CHENG

REPORTED ALSO PROJECTIONS IN THE TWO BUILDINGS IN TO KWA WAN HAD CARRIED OUT AND THE WHOLE EXERCISE SHOULD BE COUPLE OF DAYS.

BEEN REMOVED. ΤΟ KWA WAN ROAD,

IN THE OPERATION, A TOTAL OF 28 PROJECTIONS HAD THE BUILDINGS CONCERNED ARE AT 68A-70C AND 72-76B AND 72-76B LOK SHAN ROAD.

12 QUESTIONS, ONE BILL ON LEGCO AGENDA

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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL OF 12 WEDNESDAY QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER ONE BILL AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING ON (DECEMBER 12).

THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1990 IS DUE FOR THE THIRD SECOND READING BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THE READING.

/IN ADDITION