Property owner fined $100,000 for not complying with removal and repair orders

​An owner was fined $100,000 yesterday (October 14) upon conviction at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on July 29 for failing to comply with a removal order and a repair order issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123). The case involved alteration of units into mini-storages in an industrial building on Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan. As the alteration and addition works were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), and they obstructed the means of escape and means of access for firefighting and rescue, contravening the Building (Planning) Regulations, a removal order and a repair order were served on the owner under section 24(1) and section 26 of the BO respectively. Failing to comply with the statutory orders, the owner was prosecuted by the BD. A spokesman for the BD said today (October 15), "Unauthorised alteration works causing obstruction to the means of escape and means of access for firefighting and rescue, or affecting the fire-resistant construction of a building may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders and repair orders without delay. The BD will continue to take stringent enforcement acti

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