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Hong Kong lawmakers clash over illegal renovation made to legislator’s home more than 30 years ago
- Buildings Department accused of ignoring changes made to Repulse Bay home of Claudia Mo for 10 years
- Mo says garage was turned into flat before her husband bought it in 1985
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Officials in Hong Kong have been accused of failing to act for more than a decade over an illegal renovation at a lawmaker’s home.
The city’s Buildings Department was said to have ignored the fact that a garage had been turned into a flat at the Repulse Bay residence of legislator Claudia Mo Man-ching.
Elizabeth Quat, from the Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, raised the issue with development minister Michael Wong Wai-lung during a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday.
In response to an earlier question on illegal structures at the homes of celebrities from lawmaker Tony Tse Wai-chuen, Wong had said the department would be impartial when handling the issue.
Quat then asked why the alterations at Mo’s home had not been addressed, despite being known about for more than 10 years.
Mo pointed out the changes had been made before she had moved into the flat more than 30 years ago.
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