Property owner fined over $70,000 for not complying with removal order

​An owner was convicted and fined $76,000 in total, of which $26,000 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued, at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts last Friday (October 9) for failing to comply with a removal order issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123). The case involved unauthorised building works (UBWs) of a detached house on Yu Chui Street, Tuen Mun, comprising several unauthorised structures with a total area of about 93 square metres at the premises and onto the adjoining land under a short-term tenancy, retractable awnings, alteration of protective barrier, metal parapet and fence wall. As the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD. A spokesman for the BD said today (October 12), "UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take stringent enforcement action against owners who fail to comply with removal orders, including instigation of prosecution, to ensure building and

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