8 Mar 2017
HKSAR v. GEMSLAND HOTELS LTD
- Citation
- HKSAR v. GEMSLAND HOTELS LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA554/2016
The signboard was an addition to the building and therefore constituted "building works" under s.2 of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123), authorizing a demolition order under s.24; overlapping powers in Cap 132 do not negate Cap 123 enforcement; the prosecution was not time-barred because non-compliance continued after the Appeal Tribunal disposed of the appeal; the Magistrate properly proceeded and convicted notwithstanding the deliberate absence of the appellant's representative; the conviction is safe and the appeal fails.