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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1991

THE MOMENTUM OF CHANGES WILL ALSO REMIND THE READERS OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S DYNAMIC BUILDING DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED.

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THE THEME, WHICH IS ALSO THE GOAL OF THE BOO, IS ECHOED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE PUBLICATION "IN ORDER THAT BUILDING CONTROL CAN BECOME EFFECTIVE IN SERVING THE PUBLIC, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ENDEAVOURS TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO SOCIAL NEEDS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO BUILDING SAFETY.

"TO MAKE HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS.

GROUNDS WILL BE UNCHARTED WATERS CHARTED."

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IMPROVING RE-VISITED AND

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THE PUBLICATION ALSO OUTLINES THE ORGANISATION DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE BOO AND ITS STAFF ESTABLISHMENT.

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ON THE SERVICES ASPECT, THE BOOKLET COVERS REQUIREMENTS NEW BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, SPECIALISED USES OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, PROBLEM OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, THE CONTROL OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND THE EMERGENCY ORGANISATION.

OTHER ASPECTS RELATED ΤΟ THE BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM, INCLUIDNG THE APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENTS, THE PROSECUTIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, THE APPEALS AND LITIGATION AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW, ARE ALSO THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED.

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SUPPLEMENTED WITH 34 PICTURES 26 COLOUR AND EIGHT BLACK AND WHITE ONES AND THREE CHARTS, THE BOOK IS AIMED AT PROVIDING PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AN OVERALL PICTURE OF BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG AND THE ROLE OF THE BOO AS EXECUTOR OF THE SYSTEM.

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WRITTEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IT CAN SERVE AS AN INFORMATIVE GUIDEBOOK AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

THE PUBLICATIONS, AT $40 PER COPY, CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE

EIGHT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL REMAIN OPEN BETWEEN 9 AM TO 1 PM ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26, WHICH ARE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

THEY ARE THE VIOLET PEEL HEALTH CENTRE AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND; THE KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN KOWLOON; THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC, SHEK WỤ HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AND YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

CLOSED.

ALL OTHER GENERAL

OUT-PATIENT

AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE

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