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To this end, an exercise has been underway in the Administration for more than a year now to review existing legislation and methods of operation and a three-pronged programme of administrative, organisational and legislative

review is being formulated. Without commitment at this stage to its definitive policy intentions, one concept which has developed is the introduction of a system of annual certification or declaration regarding the existence of

illegal structures in newly completed residential buildings. This concept envisages the participation of private building

owners who are closer to the causes and effects in

environmental, health and safety matters. This concept has been floated and has attracted not only public awareness of

the problem but also a wide range of comments which would assist in our search for a solution to the problem. We are still in the process of consultation. All comments will be

carefully analysed with a view to arriving at a workable

proposal on this issue.