Sub-divided flats targeted
December 4, 2011, Sunday
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A LARGE-SCALE operation will be carried out against sub-divided flats, the Secretary for Development of Hong Kong said yesterday after inspecting the scene of a recent downtown fire that killed nine people.
The operation, conducted by the Buildings Department, will target 334 structures that have hawker stalls in front of them and old tenement buildings that have two staircases built before 1980, Carrie Lam told the media.
On Wednesday, a deadly fire broke out in Mong Kok. The blaze started at hawker stalls on Fa Yuen Street and then spread to neighboring buildings.
Lam said some of the sub-divided flats at the fire site blocked the back staircase, which could have been used as a fire escape.
"As an immediate issue, upon discussion with the Director of Buildings, we are now adjusting our current large-scale operation against sub-divided flats this year," Lam said.
"In the coming six months, we will conduct a risk-based large-scale operation against sub-divided flats in Hong Kong. We will immediately undertake that stepped-up enforcement action," she said.
Meanwhile, police are still looking for a suspect in the alleged arson attack.
The operation, conducted by the Buildings Department, will target 334 structures that have hawker stalls in front of them and old tenement buildings that have two staircases built before 1980, Carrie Lam told the media.
On Wednesday, a deadly fire broke out in Mong Kok. The blaze started at hawker stalls on Fa Yuen Street and then spread to neighboring buildings.
Lam said some of the sub-divided flats at the fire site blocked the back staircase, which could have been used as a fire escape.
"As an immediate issue, upon discussion with the Director of Buildings, we are now adjusting our current large-scale operation against sub-divided flats this year," Lam said.
"In the coming six months, we will conduct a risk-based large-scale operation against sub-divided flats in Hong Kong. We will immediately undertake that stepped-up enforcement action," she said.
Meanwhile, police are still looking for a suspect in the alleged arson attack.
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