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Supplementary to Question No. 5

in LegCo Meeting on 14.1.87

Mr. CHENG : Sir, will the Secretary for Lands and Works inform

this Council of the time scale for implementing his new package

of proposals, bearing in mind the urgency of removing the

dangerous illegal structures in the public interest?

Secretary for Lands and Works : Sir, we would hope to be in

action under the new policy after consultation

with the

district boards somewhere about the middle of this year.

Mr. Jackie CHAN: Sir, will the Secretary for Lands and Works

advise this Council how effective it would be if his proposal

implemented in collaboration with the City and New

Territories Administration, and the various district boards?

is

Secretary for Lands and Works: I think, Sir, as I have said

before, the primary target must always be unauthorised building

works which are likely to endanger the public. The Building

Authority must take action on its own initiative and without

consultation in respect of such unauthorised buildings which

constitute a danger. So the question of consultation with

district boards arises only in respect of

other forms of

to constitute a

unauthorised buildings which aren't considered

danger to life and limb. I think that we will in that respect

probably be able to improve the service to the public in that

through consulting the public we will be able to concentrate

some of our forces of control on the unauthorised alterations

which people mind most.