Hong Kong officials find 10 illegal structures at homes of new justice minister Teresa Cheng and husband
The findings include a rooftop structure, a basement, a horizontal extension on the ground floor and glass canopies outside their car parks
Buildings Department officials on Tuesday found 10 illegal structures at the homes of Hong Kong’s new justice minister and her husband, who admitted he had not consulted professionals to see if his home was up to code.
The department’s senior building surveyor Robin Leung Chi-tim said the initial findings showed that there were 10 unauthorised structures.
“Under the arrangement of the authorised personnel, we conducted an investigation into house three and four [at Villa De Mer]. The two houses were structurally safe but we found there were some unauthorised building works that were not under the permitted building plans,” Leung said outside the villa.