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Where a building has been identified as

showing signs of structural deterioration the Buildings

Ordinance Office serves an order on the owners to appoint

a qualified person to investigate the extent of the

problem and for appropriate remedial works to be carried

If the owners do not comply with the order, the

Buildings Ordinance Office carry out the investigation and

works themselves and recover the costs from the owners.

Action is usually only initiated following a

out.

complaint, but it is intended to strengthen the

the

establishment of the Buildings Ordinance Office during the

financial year 1989/90 to survey buildings systematically;

and to identify potential problems at an early stage, when

repairs can be done more easily and less expensively,

thereby avoiding the need for possible closure and

demolition at a later stage.