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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2020-03-31 14:02
Last updated: 2020-03-31 14:02Cheung Chau has recently discovered a domineering event. "Hong Kong 01" found that more than 35,000 square feet of official land were illegally occupied on the hillside of Guanyin Bay Road in Cheung Chau, and the green hills became a construction site. Some residents of Changzhou and district councillors told reporters that last year they reported problems but the situation of hegemony did not stop. The occupied land is surrounded by a wall, and there is a large house in the central government. According to the information, the owner is Xu Zhiming, chairman of the Hong Kong Financial Group, a listed company and a former CPPCC.
Xu Zhiming responded to the inquiry and stated that the land in Changzhou is a vacation property, emphasizing that hegemony, construction and so on have nothing to do with himself. "There is no personal belongings outside my area, and we must occupy an inch of land on the periphery."
The Lands Department said that bulletin boards and fences had been erected at the scene to cover the slopes with tarpaulins. Since March this year, security personnel have also been arranged to stay on the scene and add fences. Investigations and searches on suspected crimes of embezzlement of official land will also be launched. Prosecution.
According to the government's geographic information map, the reporter found that the illegal project covers an area of about 3,240 square meters, based on the drawings attached to the Lands Department's notice. (Photo by Ouyang Dehao)
Retirement center surrounded by brick walls
Changzhou District Councillor Liang Guohao and several residents revealed to reporters that the hills near the Warwick Hotel in Cheung Chau and the area around Guanyin Bay Road, last year, began to find works in progress, shovel green fields, and a number of engineering vehicles stationed. Liang Guohao pointed out that the scope of the project involved is close to the residential buildings. Under the slope are Changzhou Sports Road and Warwick Hotel, and on the other side are China Power Station, Guanyinwan Road, and Changzhou Sports Ground. , There is only one trail left for center users to enter and exit.
Some residents pointed out that in June last year, illegal projects were discovered and they were concerned about threatening the safety of residents below the slope. At the end of last year, various government departments were notified to deal with them, but the illegal projects have not been stopped.
As the Lands Department launched an inter-departmental joint operation on March 3, the director of Bradbury Retirement Center, Mr. Tong (left), District Councilor Liang Guohao (middle), Mr. Lai Fang (right), and other residents came to the site again. Inspection. (Photo by Li Zetong)
Chew Chau Dodo Incident Bradbury Retreat Center Surrounded by Two Meters High Brick Wall
Government demands that illegal works be stopped in early March
A reporter visited Changzhou in early March and found that the Lands Department had erected a "government land" notice board at the affected area, and posted a notice on the unbuilt brick wall asking that the project be stopped before March 3 this year. The illegal project occupies a huge area. According to the government's display of hegemony, the reporter used the Lands Department map to roughly estimate an area of 3,240 square meters, or about 35,000 square feet.
In the area of the occupied official land, there is a large house in the center, located on the plot No. 899 in Changzhou, measuring lots. According to the search data, the owner is Xu Zhiming, chairman of the Hong Kong Financial Group, a listed company. Yuan bought the site, and last year bought a low-rise garden with a nearby rose garden for 7.7 million yuan, about 50 meters apart.
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District Councillor: Every few additional walls for inspections
District Council Member Liang Guohao scolded, "The situation is getting worse and worse, the crisis is perilous! Every time I encounter a few more walls!" He pointed out that due to the approaching rainy season, cracked stones, cut tree trunks, soft sand, etc. in the site, will Threats to the lives of houses and pedestrians on the slopes are unthinkable.
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Xu Zhiming: No need to occupy peripheral land
The reporter asked Xu Zhiming on March 9 that he pointed out that the property in Changzhou was a vacation property, and a professional company had been commissioned to carry out maintenance works and obtained a permit from the government department to work in the permitted area. He emphasized that all the allegations involving hegemony and unauthorized construction had nothing to do with himself. He reiterated that only fences were built within the property area and had been approved by the Buildings Department. "There is no private property outside the area, and we do not need to occupy it. One inch and one inch of land on the periphery. "
Xu Zhiming stated that he did not want to speculate on the motive of other people's complaints, and also noted that nearby residents also occupied the official land for reclamation and cultivation, and hoped that District Councillor Liang Guohao could "equally treat the same" and truly understand the truth.
Xu Zhiming (second from right) emphasized that all the allegations involving hegemony and illegal construction had nothing to do with himself, and reiterated that the construction of a fence only within the property area has been approved by the Buildings Department. (Photo / Photo by Liang Junjun)
Islands District Lands Office: Fence has been set up to arrange daily security inspections
The Islands District Lands Office responded that a report was received in March last year that people had carried out illegal reclamation, dumped mud and felled trees. Therefore, an on-site inspection was conducted to confirm that the government land near Changzhan Lot No. 899 was excavated. However, no excavation was found on the site. Notice boards and fences have been erected to prevent illegal excavations.
Reports were received again in December, and site inspections confirmed the addition of Cheung Chau Inland Lot No. 17 and Cheung Chau Inland Lot No. 50 (ie, Cheung Chau Rose Garden). Retaining walls were built on nearby government land and slopes and were excavated. The project was not approved by the government, but no excavation was found.
According to the Lands Department, to strengthen the enforcement measures, security has been arranged to visit the area daily. Due to the slopes and retaining walls involved, the cases have been referred to the relevant departments and units for follow-up, and have been followed up in January and March this year. Joint field inspections to study mitigation measures.
The outlying islands Land Administration Office has posted a notice on the spot according to the Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 28) in mid-February this year, ordering the occupants to stop illegally occupying government land before the deadline. After the notice period expired, the Lands Office staff removed some building materials occupying government land in late February and ordered the occupants to stop dominating the land before the deadline.
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Lands Department: Arrange security personnel on site
The Islands District Lands Office also stated that mitigation measures will be implemented at the retaining wall that will still be on site after the expiry of the notification period. Notice boards and fences have been erected on the site and the slopes have been covered with tarpaulins. Security personnel will be stationed in March At the scene, and further set up a fence, will continue to investigate and collect evidence on the incident, and may take prosecutions in the future.
Buildings Department: removal order to be issued to owners
According to the Buildings Department, recently, in conjunction with staff of the Geotechnical Engineering Office and the Lands Department, it was found that there were newly-built buildings within the area of No. 899 (the owner is Xu Zhiming) and No. 1 Rose Garden, 35 Guanyin Bay Road, in Changzhou. The illegal site formation works involved excavation of slopes and construction of retaining walls. According to the assessment of the Geotechnical Engineering Office, the illegal works (ie illegal structures) are not obviously dangerous, but these illegal structures are in the category that must be banned under the current law enforcement policy. Therefore, a removal order will be issued to the relevant owners, ordering them Demolition of unauthorized structures.
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