102 fines for dripping air conditioners

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) issued a total of 102 fines in the first half of this year because of water dripping from air conditioners in public places, according to a press release from the bureau. The figures show a decrease of five per cent compared to last year.
Up until mid-July of this year, IACM had issued a total of 692 improvement notices to tenants, requiring repair works to stop the issue of water dripping from air conditioners in public places. For cases where the problems had not been fixed, IACM imposed a fine of MOP600 (US$75) on tenants.