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Housing Department

Inland Revenue Department

Intellectual Property Department

Registries of all Courts and Tribunals within the Judiciary and the Judiciary Administrator's Office Labour Department

Legal Aid Department

New Airport Project Co-ordination Office

Office of the Commission of Insurance

Planning, Environment and Lands Branch

Security Branch

Liniversity Grants Committee Secretarial

Government statement on unauthorised building works in NT

The Government broadly agrees with the conclusions of the report of the Office of the Commissioner for Adminstrative Complaints (COMAC) on unauthorised building works in New Territories Exempted Houses.

The Adminstration would nevertheless need to study the report and examine the implications in detail, particularly on staff resources, of implementing the recommendations.

Unauthorised building works in the New Territories are not neglected. The Lands Department is responsible for lease enforcement work and the Director of Land accords equal priority to dealing with unauthorised building works in New Territories Exempted Houses and unauthorised building works in multi-storey buildings and takes lease enforcement work against misuse of buildings in the New Territories. The Buildings Department is responsible for enforcement action on breaches of the Building Ordinance and serious cases of unauthorised building works.

The Government agrees with COMAC that villagers in the New Territories should have a clearer understanding of the government policy of non-tolerance of unauthorised building works in New Territories Exempted Houses and will step up publicity in this regard accordingly.

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