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"Central Platform on Building Management" briefings

24Sep

Hall, Kwun Tong Community Centre7:00pm - 9:15pm

Briefing Sessions for MBIS and MWIS

8Oct

Nam Cheong District Community Centre7:30pm - 9:00pm

Briefing Sessions for MBIS and MWIS

13Oct

Extension Activities Room, Yau Ma Tei Public Library6:00pm - 7:30pm

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September 2020 Update
Date	Type	Content
24 September 2020	Practice Notes for AP, RSE and RGE Updated ADV-35 Greening in Buildings
23 September 2020	Press Release Two property owners fined over $80,000 and $60,000 for persistently not complying with removal orders Practice Notes for AP, RSE and RGE New APP-162 Conditions and Requirements Imposed under the Buildings Ordinanceupon Granting Approval and Consent Practice Notes for Registered Contractors New PNRC-80 Conditions and Requirements Imposed under the Buildings Ordinanceupon Granting Approval and Consent
20 September 2020	Press Release Qualified Person given suspended jail sentence and fined for contravening mandatory window inspection law
18 September 2020	Press Release Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for eight months
16 September 2020	Press Release Nineteen building plans approved in July Summary of Gross Floor Area Concessions in private developments Updated Monthly Digest
15 September 2020	Practice Notes for AP, RSE and RGE Updated APP-96 Registration of General Building Contractors and Specialist Contractors Practice Notes for Registered Contractors Updated PNRC-38 Registration of General Building Contractors and Specialist Contractors
11 September 2020	Press Release Buildings Department to resume normal public services from September 15
8 September 2020	Circular Letters Code of Practice for Building Works for Lifts and Escalators 2011 (2020 Edition)
4 September 2020	Press Release Settlement of railway tunnel of Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 at Kai Tak Area 1E Latest arrangements for Buildings Department's public services
2 September 2020	Practice Notes for AP, RSE and RGE Updated APP-151 Building Design to Foster a Quality and Sustainable Built Environment Updated APP-42 Amenity Features

August 2020 Update
Date	Type	Content
31 August 2020	Practice Note for Mandatory Building and Window Inspection Schemes Updated PNBI 7 - Building Inspection Report
28 August 2020	Press Release Buildings Department's special work arrangements for public services Circular Letters Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2019 Extension of Grace Period
24 August 2020	Tender notices Consultancy Services for Water Seepage Investigation and Testing WSI 2021 (WSI 2021 Non-pilot District)
23 August 2020	Press Release Ancestral land managers fined about $130,000 for failing to comply with dangerous hillside orders
21 August 2020	Press Release Consent given to resume building works of topside development at Ho Man Tin Station Buildings Department's special arrangements for public services
20 August 2020	Press Release Two property co-owners fined over $10,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice
19 August 2020	Press Release Twenty-three building plans approved in June Summary of Gross Floor Area Concessions in private developments Updated Monthly Digest
18 August 2020	Circular Letters Refresher Course for Registered Minor Works Contractors ("RMWC") Applying for Renewal or Restoration of Registration
14 August 2020	Press Release Buildings Department's special work arrangement to be extended
9 August 2020	Press Release Property owner given suspended jail sentence and fined for persistently not complying with removal order
7 August 2020	Press Release Buildings Department's special work arrangements to be extended

July 2020 Update
Date	Type	Content
31 July 2020	Press Release Buildings Department continues special work arrangement Registered minor works contractor and its authorized signatory ordered by disciplinary board to have their names removed from register for four months
28 July 2020	Tender notices Consultancy for Inspection on External Drainage System of Private Domestic/Composite Buildings
27 July 2020	Recruitment The recruitment interviews for the Building Surveyor (Contract) Recruitment Exercise (scheduled for August 3 to 5) will be postponed until further notice.
24 July 2020	Press Release Buildings Department extends special work arrangement Circular Letters Technical Guidelines on Minor Works Control System (TG) Addendum (1/2020) Minor Works involving Signboards
20 July 2020	Press Release Nineteen building plans approved in May Recruitment The recruitment interviews for the Survey Officer (Contract) Recruitment Exercise (scheduled for July 20 to 22) and the Building Surveyor (Contract) Recruitment Exercise (scheduled for July 24 to 31) will be postponed until further notice. A further announcement will be made later for the recruitment interview for the Building Surveyor (Contract) Recruitment Exercise scheduled for August 3 to 5. Updated Monthly Digest Circular Letters Code of Practice for the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme and the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme 2012 Amendments
19 July 2020	Press Release Buildings Department's special work arrangement
17 July 2020	Circular Letters Amendments to Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass 2018
12 July 2020	Press Release Two property co-owners fined over $20,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice
2 July 2020	Press Release Co-owners fined over $100,000 for not complying with removal order

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