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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994

"IN ADDITION, WE ARE ALWAYS MINDFUL NOT TO IMPOSE CURRENT STANDARDS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LEASE CONDITIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD BE UNREASONABLE: FOR THIS DEPARTMENT TO IMPOSE CURRENT PARKING SPACE DIMENSIONS ON OLD LEASES IF REASONABLE SIZES ARE PROPOSED, MR POPE SAID.

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HE PROMISED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD MONITOR ITS WORK UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE MADE WHERE NECESSARY.

JOINT EFFORTS NEEDED FOR IMPROVING BUILDING QUALITY

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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SHARE THE COMMON GOAL OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE LIVING IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS, MRS HELEN YU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF AN EXHIBITION 'BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY THE IBEX F

94" SHE SAID: "YOU DO SO BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH, MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF BETTER BUILDING PRODUCTS AND ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY.

"WE, BY SUPPORTING HIGHER AESTHETIC ASPIRATIONS, PROMOTING FIRMER ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND SETTING FIRM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, SHE ADDED.

NOW IS A TIME OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INDUSTRY BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE DEMAND FOR MORE HOUSING, BY GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR THE NEW PORT AND NEW AIRPORT AND THE NEED TO PROVIDE PROPER MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE REPAIR OF THE MASSIVE EXISTING BUILDING STOCK IN HONG KONG, SHE SAID.

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IN 1993, THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT CARRIED INSPECTIONS ON POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. SOME 8,300 STATUTORY ORDERS WERE ISSUED ΤΟ BUILDING OWNERS REQUIRING REMEDIAL WORKS.

"OUR DEPARTMENT HAS HAD TO PUT IN A GOOD DEAL OF RESOURCES TACKLING THESE PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS.

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"HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT MORE PROACTIVE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES CAN TURN THESE VERY t PROBLEMS' INTO POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES."

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SHE SAID THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO WORK TOGETHER A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN THE INTEREST OF OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS.

MRS YU SAID TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAD TO WORK AS A TEAM.

/THE GOVERNMENT

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