Logistics companies in the investigation that “go ghosts” luxury shopping malls into a dangerous warehouse to escape
Hong Kong Island East luxury mall into a illegal warehouse! North Point City Garden Shopping Center shop is small, there are tenants in violation of the lease, will be more than a bunkery warehouse, the holidays when the goods filled with shopping malls channel, and even piled out the street. Residents and District Council members are concerned that the fire passages are obstructed and they will escape the way through fire. They have repeatedly complained to the Fire Services Department, the FEHD and the Lands Department. The Lands Department has received complaints and issued warning letters. The tenants have moved the goods to other shops. And then back to the state, fire risk is not resolved. Reporter: Yang
North Point Electric Road, part of the urban garden shops specializing in foreign business. When the District Councilor Xu Qingan said that more than a decade ago, a Indonesian logistics company approach to assist the Indonesian government to send clothing or daily necessities back home, the greater the business, so far in the mall using more than 10 shops, more supermarkets and Indian maid looking for services such as employers.
Reporters on the city to visit the city, found the mall underground floor there are more than 20 printed on the company logo big carton full of land, a man and a woman for the carton paste tape seal. Xu Qingan revealed that the company’s business grew bigger and more, more and more copies of the book, more than a few shops for the warehouse, still not enough space, actually a large number of cartons accumulation of shops outside the channel, the peak, such as holidays, Debris filled with the entire pedestrian walkway, and the shopping mall outside the street. Xu Qingan’s office is located in the opposite side of the company, he bluntly office blocked by a large carton: “even the entrance are not good!”
Newspaper to the Lands Department asked whether the company has breached, the reply refers to the use of urban garden lot does not include the warehouse. Xu Qingan said that he had repeatedly complained to the department about the company’s breach of time since the beginning of last year. The department pointed out that the investigation had given a warning letter to the shop concerned. It was also found that all the warnings were made after the last month , So no further action is required.
Xu Qingan revealed that the company suspected “dark bureaucratic”, will be involved in the goods within the shop to move to other shops to cover up, the issue has been unresolved. Reporters questioned to the Department, received a reply in a short period of time will be a field investigation, such as the discovery of a breach of action will take action. City Garden Management Company means that the tenants are in the shop, and other items are placed in the exclusive “reserved place” on the owners’ contract. The current default is being followed up by the government departments and the owners of the mall.
Agency: Use does not include warehouse
There are North Point real estate brokers revealed that the city garden away from the Mong Street, only a few foreign restaurants, tutorials and banks, weekdays flow of people, even if there are shops in the transaction, the business soon “top Wu Shun” leave. She also pointed out that occasional shops in other shopping malls in the district were temporarily treated as warehouses.
In addition, the newspaper found that the North Point King Road, New Times Square, a similar situation. Reporters to the site inspection, found the escalator elevator failure, located on the second floor of the inquiry no one was on duty, suspected shop staff on both sides of the channel placed furniture, and sleep in the above. Two to third floor, many shops are not open, from the glass window can be seen inside filled with pile of cartons and debris, stacked to smallpox. In response to the inquiry, the Lands Department said that the New Times Square lot was restricted to non-industrial use and that the property could be used as a warehouse.
Residents fear the mini-warehouse fold
District Councilor Xu Qingan said shopping malls and pedestrians and streets are often occupied by a logistics company, the process of carrying goods is very disturbing, hinder the other shops to do business. Some residents are worried that they will fire and spread to the estate.
Xu Qingan explained that the city garden a total of fourteen, shopping malls can be interoperable. He refers to the goods stored in the logistics company is mostly clothing, easy to burn, smoke can spread in a short time the entire shopping malls, coupled with the blockage of goods pedestrian access, once the fire, the consequences could be disastrous. Some residents have told him that the fear of shopping malls will become the second “Amoy mini mini.”
Mr Hui said that he had complained to the Fire Services Department and FEHD that the logistics company had once converged, but soon after the investigation was conducted.
The FEHD reported to the two departments that the FEHD had responded to the investigation and found that foreigners gathered and packaged items on the streets and pavements. They also found that the logistics companies were loading and unloading goods on the streets. However, “Temporary”, so no action has been taken and has been referred to the relevant departments to follow up.
After the firefighting foodstuffs patrolled