"Hong Kong 01" found that the flats and open-air parking spaces in the mid-level housing estate held by the Secretary for Housing, Ho Wing-yin, and her husband were suspected of having unauthorized structures, involving the canopy of an open-air parking space. The Buildings Department had nailed the parking space in question more than ten years ago. Deed, but the unauthorized structures have not been demolished.
The reporter recently inspected the site and found that the canopy had been removed.
Ho Wing-hsien responded that he had written to the management company several times in the past few years, requesting to follow up on the unauthorised structures as soon as possible, but because the project involved the safety of the stone walls and the plan to protect the trees, it would take a long time to study and discuss. The iron cover was completely removed earlier this year.
The BD stated that after the inspection, it was confirmed that the unauthorized structures had been demolished, and the BD would be notified to cancel the "fixed deed".
In 2006, Secretary of Housing Ho Wing-yin and her husband purchased a flat in a mid-level housing estate and an open-air parking space for 12.5 million yuan.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
Purchased in 2006 and issued a removal order in 2008
In 2006, Secretary of Housing Ho Wing-yin and her husband purchased a flat in a mid-level housing estate and an open-air parking space for 12.5 million yuan.
"Hong Kong 01" found that canopies had been added to the open-air parking spaces it held. The Buildings Department issued a removal order in 2008 two years after it purchased the flat, requiring the owner to restore it within two months. It has never been cleared, so it has been nailed to the present.
Ho Wing-yin has served as the Director of Architectural Services since 2020, until this year when the government was re-elected as an accountability officer and became the first Secretary for Housing after the reorganization of the government structure.
(File photo/Photo by Zhang Haowei)
▼Past photos and video screenshots of canopies involving unauthorized construction▼
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11 parking spaces connected by canopies
The canopy involving unauthorized construction is located on the platform of the housing estate near the hillside retaining wall. According to the drawings of the Buildings Department, this location is the open-air car park of the housing estate. There are 11 parking spaces, including Ho Wing-yin and her husband holding one of them. .
As can be seen in previous photos and videos, the canopies on these parking spaces are connected until February 2021.
In addition to the parking spaces owned by He Yongxian and her husband, other parking spaces were also fixed.
The housing estate is consolidating the hillside site workers: the canopy was demolished at the end of last year
The reporter's recent on-site inspection found that the open-air parking lot of the housing estate was under construction, and the canopies involving unauthorized construction had been dismantled.
According to the construction site staff responsible for the project, the estate is currently undergoing hillside consolidation works, which are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
He also pointed out that the canopy was dismantled at the end of last year and there is no plan to rebuild the canopy.
After reviewing the information, the Architectural Services Department issued an order to the owners' corporation of the housing estate in July 2021, stating that the retaining structure of the housing estate was in danger of collapse, and ordered the owner to carry out engineering remediation within seven months, and the construction site personnel The statement agrees.
In other words, the unauthorised canopy on the parking space was nailed to the deed in 2008 without a removal order, and it was not removed until the end of 2021, a gap of 13 years.
The Secretary for Housing, Ho Wing-yin, replied to the inquiry that he had written to the management company several times in the past few years, requesting to follow up on the UBW as soon as possible.
He Yongxian: I have sent letters many times asking for follow-up as soon as possible
Ho Wing-hsien responded through the press secretary that when he purchased the parking space in the early years, the "iron cover" already existed, and the "iron cover" was not designed for a single parking space, but a "cover" connected to the adjacent stone wall and other parking spaces. .
She emphasized that in the past few years, she had sent letters to the management company several times, requesting to follow up on the unauthorised structures as soon as possible, but at the same time, she had to deal with the stability and safety of the stone walls, as well as the trees connected to the stone walls and several other people in the same housing estate. For the owner’s parking space, the management company needs time to arrange for professionals to study and survey, as well as to arrange tenders and hire contractors, and to discuss with other owners of the building how to implement the project. Therefore, it takes a long time to study and conduct discussions.
She emphasized that the relevant stone walls were repaired and reinforced by qualified persons and registered contractors on a large scale at the end of last year, and the "iron cover" was completely removed at the beginning of this year.
The Buildings Department stated that after the inspection, it was found that the unauthorised structures had been demolished, and the lease would be revoked.
The Buildings Department has notified the Land Registry to cancel the "Enforced Deed"
The BD replied that, in 2007, the BD discovered that there were structures on some open-air parking spaces in Lai Chak Garden, including a structure facing Robinson Road covering ten open-air connected parking spaces, but there was no obvious danger, and it was not necessary to ban them. Category of Existing Unauthorized Buildings.
The Department issued a "Warning Notice" to the owners of the parking spaces in October 2008, and the agreement was "enclosed" in February 2009.
Staff of the Buildings Department recently visited the above site and confirmed that the unauthorised structures on the open parking spaces have been removed, and notified the Land Registry to cancel the "Warning Notice".
Ho Wing-yin, an architect by background, has been the Director of Architectural Services since 2020. Until the change of the government this year, he jumped three ranks in a row and became an accountability officer, serving as the first Secretary for Housing after the reorganization of the government structure.
In March 2022, Ho Wing-yin, as the Director of Architectural Services, introduced Fanling Makeshift Hospital.
(China News Agency)
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