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Mr President,

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(a) Since 21 July 1995, the Buildings Department has received eight new commercial hotel O.T.T.V. submissions arising from development. The department however does not compile statistics on O.T.T.V. submissions specifically for renovation / redecoration works in existing buildings;

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(b)

Out of the eight submissions mentioned in (a), seven have been accepted and one has been rejected. No re-submission has been received.

Monitoring signboards hanging outside buildings

Following is a question by the Hon John Tse Wing-ling and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Will the Government inform this Council of the following:

(a)

(b)

(c)

what legislation or administrative measures are in place to monitor the hanging of signboards outside buildings: whether such legislation and measures impose any limit on the size of signboards; if not, whether it will consider introducing legislation to that effect;

whether it will consider introducing legislation requiring the commercial establishments concerned to take out insurance on their signboards hanging outside buildings, so as to ensure that victims will be compensated in the event of an accident;

what measures it has taken to ensure that worn-out or out-dated signboards will be disposed of without using public funds; and

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