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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1992

HEAVY FINE FOR UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REITERATED

OWNERS THAT PROPERTY PUTTING UP STRUCTURES

APPROVAL AND

OF CONSENT BUILDING AUTHORITY MIGHT FACE HEFTY COURT FINES.

WITHOUT PRIOR

CASE

THE

IN WHICH PUTTING UP ON THE TSUEN WAN.

THE REMINDER CAME SHORTLY AFTER A RECENT COURT

OF AN INVESTMENT FIRM AND ITS DIRECTOR WERE FOUND GUILTY UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS ON THE FLAT ROOF ADJOINING FLAT C SECOND FLOOR OF ON FUNG BUILDING AT 90 HEUNG WO STREET IN THEY WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $28,000.

THE COURT WAS TOLD THAT

STAFF OF THE BOO INSPECTED THE PREMISES ON AUGUST 8 LAST YEAR AND FOUND THAT CERTAIN UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS WERE BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE FLAT ROOF OF THE BUILDING. THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES MEASURED ABOUT 77 SQUARE METRES AND WAS SUBDIVIDED INTO FLATS FOR LIVING PURPOSES.

OF THE

THE CASE WAS BROUGHT BEFORE A TSUEN WAN MAGISTRATE ON JANUARY

OWNER 15. AS A RESULT, THE REGISTERED

THE PREMISES,

GRAND PRODUCT INVESTMENT LIMITED, WAS FINED $20,000 WHILE A DIRECTOR OF FIRM WAS FINED $8,000.

THE

RESUMPTION AND REPAIR WORKS AT HOP KWAN STREET

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO RECONSTRUCT HOP KWAN STREET AT TAI KOK TSUI TO ENABLE PROPER MANAGEMENT AFTER RESUMPTION OF THE STREET.

A PORTION OF MAINTENANCE AND

TODAY (SATURDAY) FOOTWAYS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CARRIAGEWAYS,

· AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE RELATED DRAINAGE.

AT PRESENT, THIS PRIVATE STREET IS UNDER MULTIPLE SUBDIVIDED OWNERSHIP AND IS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND MANAGED, THUS CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ACCESS PROBLEMS.

THE REPAIR WORK WILL COMMENCE IN MID NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS GAZETTED YESTERDAY.

THE PLAN AND SCHEME SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING OFFICE HOURS:

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