LCQ2: New procedures for investigating water seepage in private buildings

Following is a question by the Hon Kwok Fu-yung and a reply by the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, in the Legislative Council today (October 28): Question: The Joint Office (JO), set up by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Buildings Department, has fully implemented new procedures for investigating water seepage in private buildings in July this year. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the following information since the implementation of the new procedures: (i) the number of water seepage reports received by the JO, (ii) the number of cases in which a Notification Letter has been issued, (iii) the number of cases in which inspection and repair works were not completed within the required 28 calendar days, together with the percentage of such cases in the total number of cases in which a Notification Letter has been issued, and (iv) the number of water seepage cases that have yet to be handled, together with the specific reasons therefor; (2) of the number of Nuisance Notices issued by the authorities under the new procedures to owners who have failed to fulfil their repair responsibilities, and the

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