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Buildings Department prosecutes for canopy collapse

The Buildings Department has issued summonses to New Best Restaurant Ltd, the restaurant operator, the proprietor of the demolition company and two demolition workmen in connection with the collapse of a building canopy in Aberdeen in August last year.

"We have completed our investigations and found that certain persons have to answer for not abiding by the Buildings Ordinance," Assistant Director of Buildings Mr Cheng Wei-dart said. The charges were for contravention of Buildings Ordinance section 14(1) which stipulates that no person shall carry out any building works without the approval of the Building Authority.

Any person convicted of such an offence is liable to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for two years.

Those charged are to appear in Eastern Magistracy on August 15.

End/Wednesday, July 19, 1995

64 pollution cases in June

A total of 64 convictions were made in the courts last month for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.

Among them, 28 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO),' 16 under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO), 16 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO), two under the Dumping At Sea Act 1974 (Overseas Territories) Order 1975 (DASO), one under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (OLPO), and one under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO).

The fines ranged from $500 to $100,000.

In three separate cases, the defendants were fined $100,000 for each conviction.

Sino Estates Services Ltd was fined $100,000 for discharging polluting matter

in North Western Water Control Zone.

Yumi Yumi Caterers Ltd, operator of two Cafe De Coral fast food shops in Tai Po, was also fined $100,000 on two separate occasions for discharging polluting matter in Tolo Harbour and Channel Water Control Zone.

End/Wednesday, July 19, 1995