Hong Kong officials to start crackdown on unauthorised premises in industrial buildings in wake of two fires
The government names six target buildings and threatens to take back units if breaches are not rectified within two weeks
Officials will start cracking down on illegal activities in industrial buildings next month and take back properties if breaches are not rectified within two weeks.
Six industrial blocks, in which unauthorised learning centres and entertainment premises were found, were named and would be targeted in the first phrase of the action starting on August 29.
The crackdown was announced by development minister Paul Chan Mo-po on Friday in the wake of two fires in industrial buildings over the past month.
Chan said the Lands Department would initially target industrial units which were used in an inappropriate way and which attracted people to a building which also had premises licensed for the manufacture or storage of dangerous goods.
“Some industrial units were used as large-scale learning centres, religious gathering places and recreation areas, which attracted people to the block,” Chan said.