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Crackdown on illegal structures at Hong Kong luxury homes continues, Legco told
- Authorities issue dozens of removal orders and statutory notices to homeowners after Post investigation reveals widespread breaches of law
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Hong Kong authorities have issued dozens of removal orders and statutory notices to homeowners at two luxury developments after a Post investigation exposed widespread illegal use of land and unauthorised structures at both.
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The government on Wednesday also warned it would consider prosecution if owners ignored instructions to comply with legislation.
The Development Bureau on Wednesday told the Legislative Council that only one house in Block B of Flamingo Garden near Kowloon Peak was found to be within the law.
The estate’s 15 other homes and all the 18 houses at Seaview Villas in Tai Po were found to have unauthorised structures and to have occupied government land illegally.
The two estates were among three upmarket developments investigated by the Post earlier this year, which exposed that most homeowners in the developments were suspected to have encroached on public land without permission for years.
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The Development Bureau said the Buildings Department and Lands Department had issued removal orders and statutory notices to the 33 homes in the two developments with a deadline for compliance.
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