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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1993

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CONTROL OF CHANGES IN BUILDING USE POSSIBLE

WHEN APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGING USE OF BUILDINGS ARE CONSIDERED, REGARD WILL BE GIVEN TO COMPATIBILITY WITH THE PLANNING INTENTION FOR THE AREA AND SURROUNDING USES, ADEQUACY OF INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND OTHER LOCAL FACTORS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CONRAD LAM.

MR EASON SAID CHANGES IN THE USE OF A BUILDING WERE DEALT WITH BY THE LEASE CONDITIONS, THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE OR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

"WHERE A PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE LEASE CONDITIONS OF THE LOT IN QUESTION, A MODIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED, OR UNDER THE PLANNING LEGISLATION, A PLANNING APPLICATION MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON THE STATUTORY ZONING.

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EASON SAID ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE USE OF A BUILDING OR ANY PART OF A BUILDING IS SUBJECT TO CONTROL UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, WHICH IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE USERS.

THE CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF USE UNDER THE ORDINANCE INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER THE STRUCTURAL LOADING AND THE MEANS OF ESCAPE PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE SUITABLE FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE.

ANY PROPOSED BUILDING WORKS RELATING TO A CHANGE OF USR WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE AND ITS REGULATIONS.

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ALL VIET CAMPS TO GO IN 1996

ALL VIETNAMESE MIGRANT CAMPS IN THE TERRITORY SHOULD BE EMPTIED BY EARLY 1996 IF CURRENT ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TRENDS ARE MAINTAINED, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

LEGISLATIVE

LEE,

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION RAISED BY THE HON ALLEN MR ASPREY SAID THE REPATRIATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WERE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION

(CPA), AN AGREEMENT ENDORSED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN 1989.

"THE CPA PROVIDES THAT ALL VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS ARRIVING IN FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES SHOULD BE SCREENED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE REFUGEES," MR ASPREY SAID.

/THOSE DETERMINED

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