Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Property owner fined over $80,000 for not complying with removal order
The case involved unauthorised structures with a total area of about 27 square metres on the roof of a village house in
A spokesman for the BD said today (August 18), “UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take 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 a 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 fine of $20,000 for each day that the offence continues.
Issued at HKT 11:00
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