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12/2021	Two co-owners given suspended jail sentence for not complying with removal order Property owner fined over $5,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice Thirteen building plans approved in October Buildings Department's follow-up actions regarding the Pavilia Farm on top of Tai Wai Station Two qualified persons prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for six months and eight months Two co-owners given suspended jail sentence for persistently not complying with removal order
11/2021	Property owners fined about $260,000 in total for persistently not complying with removal orders Property owner fined over $5,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice Seventeen building plans approved in September Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for nine months Unqualified person fined $60,000 for carrying out minor works Property owners fined about $210,000 in total for not complying with removal orders
10/2021	Fifteen building plans approved in August Village house owner given eight months' jail sentence for persistently failing to comply with removal orders Building Safety Symposium 2021 successfully held (with photos) Property owner fined over $70,000 for not complying with removal orders
9/2021	Eighteen building plans approved in July Legislative Amendments enabling implementation of Electronic Submission Hub gazetted Property owners given suspended jail sentences for persistently not complying with removal orders
8/2021	Property owner fined over $6,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice Property owner fined about $7,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice Property owner given suspended jail sentence and fined over $60,000 for not complying with removal order Eighteen building plans approved in June Two property owners fined over $50,000 respectively for persistently not complying with removal orders Property owner fined over $100,000 for persistently not complying with removal orders
7/2021	Four property owners fined over $5,000 to $10,000 for not complying with relevant fire safety ordinances Property owner fined over $60,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Seventeen building plans approved in May Buildings Department responds on incident regarding construction works of the Pavilia Farm on top of Tai Wai Station
6/2021	Property owner fined over $150,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice Sixteen building plans approved in April Amendments to subsidiary legislation under Buildings Ordinance gazetted Property owner fined over $30,000 for not complying with mandatory building inspection statutory notice
5/2021	Two property owners fined about $210,000 and $160,000 respectively for not complying with removal orders Twenty-two building plans approved in March Property owner fined over $50,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Ancestral land managers fined $60,000 for failing to comply with dangerous hillside order
4/2021	Fifteen building plans approved in February Property owner fined about $6,000 for not complying with mandatory window inspection statutory notice
3/2021	Seventeen building plans approved in January Registered inspector prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for 12 months
2/2021	Buildings Department to fully resume public services from February 18 Fourteen building plans approved in December
1/2021	Property owner fined about $180,000 for persistently not complying with removal orders Buildings Department's special arrangements for public services Twenty-three building plans approved in November Buildings Department extends special work arrangements to January 27 Buildings Department extends special work arrangements to January 20 Registered minor works contractor fined for contravening minor works law

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