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Written by: Zhai Ruimin
2021-02-17 17:25
The last update date: 2021-02-17 17:25
New crown pneumonia outbreaks have occurred in several old building groups, exposing the risk of spreading drugs in the pipes of old buildings in the local area.
Member of the Legislative Council for Architecture, Surveying, Urban Planning and Gardens Tse Wai-quan met with the Secretary for Development, Wong Wai-lun, this morning (17th), and put forward a number of suggestions on the issue of pipes.
Xie Weiquan said at the press conference that the government had accepted its proposal earlier to inspect and repair toilet ducts for all public housing estates in Hong Kong in phases, and inspect the outer wall ducts of 20,000 private buildings through the Epidemic Prevention and Anti-epidemic Fund.
However, he believes that the government should be more active in promoting the maintenance of private buildings. He suggested that the government should directly appoint qualified persons to repair private buildings such as the "Three No Buildings" that pose a major public health risk. Provide funding for those in need.
Chen Zibin, former chairman of the Local Building Surveyors Association of the Buildings Department, visited Nam Cheong Street, Keelung Street and other areas in Sham Shui Po earlier and found serious problems with pipes on the exterior walls of the old buildings, including suspected rainwater pipes and turbulent sewers and sewers. Barge, a pipe "Flying Elephant Crossing the River" volleyed to the opposite building. The pipe was heavily rusted and overgrown with weeds.
Chen Zibin believes that the above conditions will greatly increase the risk of infection for residents and passers-by in the house. The relevant owners and the government are both incumbent on it and must repair and correct them as soon as possible.
Xie Weiquan said that the pipe problem in the old building was shocking and worried about the impact of the fight against the epidemic.
He has proposed to the bureau today that the scope of existing funding schemes should be expanded or new schemes should be introduced to include the upgrading of building sanitation facilities, such as W-shaped pipes, rooftop air pipes, anti-turbulence disinfection and purification systems, non-touch gates and elevators. Buttons etc.
He also suggested that the government should review relevant laws and regulations and work notes to improve the anti-epidemic capabilities and hygiene standards of Hong Kong buildings in terms of design and materials.
Xie Weiquan also proposed to set up a "Building Maintenance Fund", in which the government injects 10 billion yuan as a seed fund, and then levies a fee for each property transaction to subsidize and encourage owners to maintain the common areas of the building in a matching manner.
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