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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1991

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THE 124 REMOVAL ORDERS POSTED TODAY WERE ONLY PHASE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMME AGAINST I-FENG MANSION.

10

OF

THE

ISSUED IN

IT IS EXPECTED THAT 356 MORE ORDERS WILL BE SUBSEQUENT PHASES, RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 480 ORDERS REQUIRING DEMOLITION OF 500 UBW'S IN THE BUILDING.

MARCH

"OPERATION APPENDAGES" IS A LARGE-SCALE OPERATION

LAUNCHED IN

ΤΟ REMOVE THE DANGER OF UBW'S FALLING ONTO BUSY PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES.

SO FAR, 1,850 ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO REQUIRE DEMOLITION OF SOME 2,400 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN 18 BUILDINGS.

ANOTHER 1,650 ORDERS REQUIRING REMOVAL OF ABOUT 2,100 UBW'S WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO FAR, THE OPERATION HAS BEEN FAVOURABLY RECEIVED BY THE OWNERS, WHO RECEIVED REMOVAL ORDERS.

MANY OF

ON SOME 270 UNAUTHORISED

OWNERS HAVE STARTED REMOVAL WORKS PROJECTIONS IN 15 OF THE BUILDINGS TARGETTED IN THE OPERATION.

"I AM PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE," MR CHEUNG SAID, ADDING THAT HE BELIEVED MOST OWNERS WILL REMOVE THE UBW'S THEMSELVES.

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MR CHEUNG ASKED OWNERS TO APPOINT RESPONSIBLE AND EXPERIENCED CONTRACTORS TO CARRY OUT THE REMOVAL WORKS TO ENSURE THE WORKS CAN CARRIED OUT IN A SAFE MANNER.

"IF THEY WISH TO SEEK ANY ADVICE ON THE METHOD OF REMOVAL, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICERS OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, WHOSE NAMES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN IN THE DEPARTMENT'S LETTER ISSUED WITH THE REMOVAL ORDERS," HE ADDED.

60 DAYS

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT REMOVE THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN AND IN A SAFE MANNER, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS WILL CARRY OUT THE WITH ITS COST TO BE MET BY THE OWNERS, PLUS SUPERVISION CHARGE.

WORK,

EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS

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TO HELP THE A ROVING EXHIBITION WILL BE STAGED THIS WEEKEND

TSUT AND QUARRY BAY ΤΟ RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN TSIM SHA

BETTER

AND ΤΟ COUNCIL

PROMOTE THE 1991 UNDERSTAND THE WORK OF THE URBAN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ON MAY 5.

EXHIBITION HELD DURING

IN DISTRICTS

THE THE LAST TWO WEEKS URBAN AREAS, WE ARE STAGING THE EXHIBITION IN A FEW MORE PLACES IN THE 5," AN URBAN COUNCIL COMING WEEKENDS UNTIL THE ELECTION DAY ON MAY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

"DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THIS

DENSELY-POPULATED IN VARIOUS

/THE EXHIBITION