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REC REG | JUL 18
1293
1. Was the collapse of the matsheds caused by fire 7
No
:
1. Was it caused by deliberate cutting of lashings ↑
No.
3.
4.
If the answer to these questions is in the negative, then was it caused by a failure of the structure to meet
demands made upon it by legitimate use !
Yes.
If 80:
was the failure due to the use of unserviceable
materials by the metahed contractor, Kwok Kun ?
No.
5.
6.
7.
4.
If the material was serviceable, then was the failure
due to some imperfection in the desiga of the shoda
having regard to the purpose for which they were intend-
ed ?
It might have been due to some inperfection in design,
it also might have been due to some unsuspected fault
or latent defect in the material used.
Can you indicate any feature in the design which was
obviously fatal to the safety of the sheds ↑
No.
Can you point out any feature or group of features in
the design, which was apparently a point of weakness ?
The absence of struts at the rear of sheds 9 to 15
inclusive. The lack of any general system of cross
bracing in the front & rear walls of the sheas.
Can you point out any features which aggravated the
tendency to collapse once the collapse had begun ?
The want of continuity in the levels of the roofs &
floors also the position of the great majority of the
staircaseR.