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"Target" Buildings for building management improvement

Following is a question by the Hon Christine Loh Kung-wai and a written reply by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

At the meeting of the Home Affairs Panel of the Legislative Council held on 20 December last year, the Government informed the Panel that about 1,000 private buildings in the territory with potential fire and safety hazards had been put on a "watchlist". In his reply to a written question at the sitting on 22 January this year, the Secretary for Home Affairs released a list of 331 buildings on Hong Kong Island targeted for comprehensive building management improvement. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

Answer:

(a)

(b)

(c)

of the names and addresses of the buildings in Kowloon and the New Territories which have been targeted for comprehensive building management improvement;

given that the names of the buildings may be taken off or added onto the 'target' list, whether the Government will consider providing an updated list of such building throughout the territory to this Council at 12- monthly intervals; and

whether there have been any changes to the list of 'target' buildings on Hong Kong Island since its compilation last year; if so, what the details are?

The names and addresses of the buildings in Kowloon and the New Territories targeted for comprehensive building management improvement are attached at the Annex.

The Government will be happy to provide the Legislative Council Secretariat with an updated list on an annual basis, in February, of those buildings added to and deleted from the original lists.

The list of 331 buildings on Hong Kong Island has not been changed since its compilation for release on 22 January 1997.