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12/2024	Property owner fined over $58,000 for not complying with removal order Two co-owners fined over $90,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Two property owners fined over $220,000 in total for not complying with removal orders 11 building plans approved in October Five property owners fined over $400,000 in total for not complying with mandatory building inspection statutory notices Property owner given suspended jail sentence for persistently not complying with removal order
11/2024	Property owner fined over $100,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Two co-owners fined over $140,000 for not complying with removal order Property owner fined over $88,000 for not complying with removal order Two property owners fined over $260,000 for not complying with removal order and repair order Seven building plans approved in September Property owner fined over $12,000 for failing to comply with fire safety direction Building Safety Carnivals to be held over next two weekends Building Safety Symposium 2024 held (with photos)
10/2024	Former registered contractor convicted for carrying out building works in a dangerous manner Four property owners fined over $104,000 in total for failing to comply with fire safety directions Property owner fined over $90,000 for not complying with removal order Launch of Building Safety Weeks 2024 today (with photos) Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for six months Buildings Department follows up on incident of broken glass cladding at external wall of Citywalk Property owner fined over $80,000 for persistently not complying with removal order 14 building plans approved in August Property owner fined over $230,000 for persistently not complying with removal orders Buildings Department responds to media enquiries on development project at Anderson Road Two qualified persons and their authorized signatories prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for six months
9/2024	Five property owners fined over $63,000 in total for failing to comply with fire safety directions Six building plans approved in July Property owner fined over $70,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Contractor and its technically competent person given suspended jail sentence and community service order respectively for material deviation from works shown in approved plan and carrying out works in dangerous manner Registered Specialist Contractor disciplined for being convicted by court of offences relating to building works Buildings Department follows up on fallen mosaics/rendering at Glorious Garden, Tuen Mun Property owner of mini-storages fined over $110,000 for not complying with removal order and repair order
8/2024	12 building plans approved in June Property owner fined over $100,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Property owner fined over $14,000 for failing to comply with fire safety direction Former registered minor works contractor and its Authorized Signatory fined $58,000 in total for contravention of Buildings Ordinance
7/2024	Four property owners fined over $950,000 in total for not complying with removal orders Two qualified persons and their authorized signatories prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for a period ranging from six months to permanently Two co-owners given suspended jail sentence for persistently not complying with removal order 14 building plans approved in May Owners' corporation and two property owners fined over $270,000 in total for not complying with removal orders
6/2024	Buildings Department launches Stage 3 of Electronic Submission Hub 13 building plans approved in April Property owner fined $18,000 for failing to comply with fire safety direction Three property owners fined over $370,000 in total for not complying with removal orders Two co-owners fined over $37,000 in total for failing to comply with fire safety direction Property owner fined over $90,000 for persistently not complying with removal order Two co-owners fined about $70,000 in total for not complying with removal order
5/2024	Government to step up enforcement and support for buildings not complying with fire safety directions 15 building plans approved in March BD launches API to remind public not to alter or remove structural walls illegally 10 property owners of five village houses fined over $450,000 in total for non-compliance with removal orders Owner fined over $100,000 for not complying with removal order
4/2024	Property owner fined over $15,000 for failing to comply with fire safety direction 14 building plans approved in February Property owner fined over $1,450,000 for not complying with removal orders Buildings Department highly concerned about fire incident in New Lucky House in Jordan Six managers and three co-owners fined over $460,000 for not complying with removal orders
3/2024	Two property owners fined over $130,000 in total for not complying with removal orders Two qualified persons prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for six months and 14 months Two property co-owners fined about $25,000 for not complying with mandatory building inspection statutory notice 20 building plans approved in January Owners' corporation fined over $100,000 for not complying with removal order Two property owners fined over $140,000 in total for not complying with removal orders
2/2024	Registered minor works contractor reprimanded and fined by disciplinary board Buildings Department highly concerned about collapse of scaffold at construction site in Kai Tak today 12 building plans approved in December Property owners fined $60,000 for not complying with removal order
1/2024	Nine building plans approved in November Buildings Department's response to media enquiries Two co-owners given suspended jail sentence for persistently not complying with removal order Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for four months Property owner fined over $120,000 for not complying with removal order

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