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"The policy of allowing these homes to continue in operation is to safeguard the interests of the residents on the one hand and the interests of the operators in business terms on the other.
"However, the certificate of exemption will be revoked if there is danger to the residents or the well-being of the residents may be adversely affected.
"Section 6 of the ordinance, which is intended to come into operation on April 1, 1996, stipulates that any person, who on any occasion operates, keeps, manages or otherwise has control of a residential care home in respect of which neither a licence nor a certificate of exemption has been issued, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000 and an imprisonment of two years," the spokesman added.
In view of the time required to process the applications, the spokesman urged operators of residential care homes to promptly apply for a licence or a certificate of exemption from the SWD's Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly located at Room 2354, 23rd floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai.
Enquiries can be made on tel 2834 7414 or 2961 7211.
End/Sunday, March 19, 1995
Albert House free of unauthorised structures
The Buildings Department has succeeded in having all protruding unauthorised structures removed from Albert House in Aberdeen.
Following the collapse of a canopy at Albert House last year, inspection by staff of the department revealed that the building had 146 unauthorised building works (UBWS) projecting from the external walls, including metal cages, canopies and flower racks, many of which were in a serious state of disrepair.
In order to eliminate the danger posed by them, advisory letters were sent to the owners and occupants on September 27, 1994 requesting their voluntary removal.
The letters were later followed by 32 demolition orders on November 11, 1994 to those owners and occupants who failed to remove their UBWs voluntarily.
A recent inspection by staff of the department has found that all the 146 UBWS have been removed.
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