Fatal traffic accident in Lantau North
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Lantau North today (May 18), in which a man died.
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At 6.23am, a taxi driven by a 65-year-old man was travelling along Man Tung Road towards Kowloon. When approaching Yi Tung Road, it reportedly knocked down an 87-year-old man who was crossing the road.
Sustaining serious head injuries, the man was rushed to North Lantau Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 7.21am.
The taxi driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and is being detained for enquiries.
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Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories South is under way.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers. The contact number is 3661 1346.
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Property owner fined over $120,000 for not complying with removal order
An owner was convicted and fined $128,900 in total, of which $28,900 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued, at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts last Friday (May 15) for failing to comply with a removal order issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123).
The Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts, the Tuen Mun Law Courts Building
The case involved unauthorised building works (UBWs) at a detached house on Yu Chui Street, Tai Lam, comprising the erection of several structures with a total area of about 75 square metres at the premises and onto the adjoining land under a short-term tenancy, erection of canopies, alteration of a protective barrier and garden, enclosure of a flat roof and erection of a retractable awning over a carport entrance. As the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD.
A spokesman for the BD said today (May 18), "UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take enforcement action against owners who fail to comply with removal orders, including instigation of prosecution, to ensure building and public safety."
Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $20,000 for each day that the offence continues.
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