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

​An owner was fined $70,000 yesterday (November 4) upon conviction at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on October 21 for failing to comply with a removal order issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123). The case involved an unauthorised structure of about 132 square metres on and over the flat roof and light well of a composite building on Heung Wo Street, Tsuen Wan. As the unauthorised building works (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 (November 5), "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 public safety." Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fin

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