Abogado de Hong Kong solicita una revisión judicial sobre una orden de estructuras ilegales

El abogado senior Alan Hoo ha solicitado al Tribunal Superior una revisión judicial después de que las autoridades de construcción rechazaran sus argumentos constitucionales contra una orden para retirar supuestas estructuras ilegales de su hogar.

El abogado de 74 años recibió la orden del Departamento de Edificios el 23 de enero de 2025. Esta le requería rectificar las alteraciones en su propiedad Seascape, cerca de Pok Fu Lam, en un plazo de 60 días. Las estructuras incluyen añadidos en la cubierta de una escalera, tres en el techo principal y una en una jardinera de la planta baja.

Los abogados de Hoo argumentaron que el Tribunal de Apelación (Ordenanza de Edificios) debería considerar si la orden viola sus derechos a la protección del hogar y a la privacidad según el Artículo 29 de la Ley Fundamental y el Artículo 14 de la Declaración de Derechos de Hong Kong. Las obras han existido desde que Hoo compró la casa en 1979 y no representan un riesgo de seguridad inmediato.

La orden requeriría que Hoo abandonara su hogar durante seis meses mientras se recupera de una infección bacteriana que lo ha dejado paralizado y en silla de ruedas desde marzo de 2025.

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