Nearly 250 mini-storage centres have been issued orders to fix safety problems like fire hazards and blocked windows.
In a press briefing today, an update was given on the inter-departmental crackdown on unsafe mini-storage centres.
It was launched after a fatal fire broke out in an industrial building housing mini-warehouses in Ngau Tau Kok in June.
The Buildings Department, Lands Department, Labour Department and Fire Services Department were involved in the crackdown.
The Fire Services Department said of the 756 mini-storage centres it had inspected, 257 were found to have irregularities, which included insufficient fire hoses, obstructed windows and a shortage of exit signs.
It issued 1,200 fire hazard abatement notices to the storage operators.
Acting Assistant Director for Fire Services Terrance Tsang said operators were asked to implement improvement measures to boost safety.
The Buildings Department issued 571 orders to operators that violated the Buildings Ordinance.
The Lands Department found that 213 cases had breached lease conditions.
The Labour Department instituted 13 prosecutions against operators breaching workplace safety rules.
