Hong Kong Regulations

FIRE SERVICES (FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT) REGULATION - SECT 5

Director may abate fire hazard without serving fire hazard abatement notice

Notwithstanding section 3, the Director may, if satisfied of the existence in
or on any premises of a fire hazard, cause to be carried out in or on the
premises such works, and cause to be removed and taken possession of such
article or thing, that is considered necessary by the Director to abate the
fire hazard and to prevent its recurrence in or on the premises without the
service of a fire hazard abatement notice if-

   (a)  the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire
        hazard arose or continues in or on the relevant premises cannot
        readily be found or is absent from Hong Kong; and

   (b)  the Director is satisfied that the fire hazard neither arose nor
        continues by reason of any act, default or sufferance on the part of
        the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of the premises.