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WEDNESDAY, MRCH 27, 1991

THE OPERATION STARTED TODAY WHEN OFFICERS FROM THE

BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT POSTED 504 REMOVAL ORDERS FOR UBW'S PROJECTING FROM THE EXTERNAL WALLS OF TAK LEE BUILDING, 993 KING'S ROAD, QUARRY BAY.

WHICH

THE ACTING PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR CHENG WEI-DART, SAID: "THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROJECTIONS INCLUDING METAL CAGES, CANOPIES AND METAL FLOWER RACKS, SOME OF

DANGEROUS, OTHERS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND ALL ENVIRONMENTALLY AND AESTHETICALLY UNDERSIRABLE.

ARE

ARE

"THEY ALL LACK MAINTENANCE AND SOME HAVE DETERIORATED A STAGE AS TO BE IN NEED OF URGENT ATTENTION.

TO

SUCH

"THE PROJECTIONS CONSTITUTE A RISK TO PEOPLE USING KING'S ΤΟ ENTRANCE

THIS AND THE CENTRAL OPEN YARD WHICH SERVES AS THE MAIN LARGE ESTATE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY

BUILDING HAS BEEN

SELECTED.'

ROAD

THE

HE STRESSED THAT BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD

MEMBERS OF CONCERNED ABOUT STRUCTURES WHICH POSED DANGER TO INNOCENT THE PUBLIC.

BE

"THE ENFORCEMENT WORK WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO

AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF BUILDING OWNERS, THE RESIDENTS

PUBLIC,

CHENG SAID,

A

MR

"THE REMOVAL OF THE UBW'S WILL IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND REINSTATE STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR PRIVATE BUILDINGS.

"THE CLEARANCE OF THE ILLEGAL PROJECTIONS WILL ENABLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, THUS STRUCTURAL HAZARD AND SANITARY NUISANCE CAUSED BY LEAKING SAID.

THE ELIMINATING

PIPES," HE

་

ILLEGAL

OWNERS "I BELIEVE MOST

WILL WELCOME THE IDEA AND RESPOND PROMPTLY TO OUR REQUIREMENTS. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT REMOVE THE STRUCTURES IN 50 DAYS, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS WILL CARRY OUT THE MR CHENG ADDED. WORK AND THEY WILL BE BILLED FOR THE COST OF REMOVAL,

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MEASURES INTRODUCED TO FACILITATE TAIWANESE VISITORS

* *

OF THE

WITH THE ADVENT

EASTER HOLIDAYS, LARGE NUMBERS TAIWANESE VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG.

OF

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID IN VIEW OF

TIME OF

VISITORS THE YEAR,

ARE BUSY TRAFFIC AT THIS

ADVISED TO IN ADVANCE, AND CONFIRM THEIR BOOKINGS IN AND OUT OF HONG KONG WELL TO ENSURE THAT THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ARE VALID.

THE

/TO FACILITATE