Mr Wang also dismissed fire safety concerns, saying: 'the buildings department states that no registration is required if fewer than 12 people live in the same flat.'

王先生也排除了火灾安全隐患，他表示：“如果一间公寓住的人数少于12人，是不需要在建筑部门登记的。”

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Since the 1980s, the Buildings Department has conducted clearances of illegal rooftop structures to remove risks to building structures or from inadequate fire escapes.

自八十年代以来，屋宇署致力把违例的天台搭建物清拆，以免它们危及楼宇结构和走火通道。

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Weeks later, I unearthed in the archives of the Department of Buildings the name of James W.

数周后，我在屋宇署的档案里翻查到了詹姆斯·皮尔森这个名字。

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