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Thursday, May 18, 1972
BUILDING DECLARED DANGER US
No. 37 Second Street, Hong Kong Island
The Building Authority today declared No. 37 Second Street to be
in a dangerous condition and ordered its demolition.
In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government
Building Surveyor said that this two storey over basement prewar building
was inspected in the course of routine investigation when it was found
that the brickwork of the rear main wall and of the walls of the kitchen
block were badly eroded and fractured.
Also many of the structural timbers of the first floor and of
the kitchen roof were noted to be decayed and on the point of failure, he said.
As there is a risk of collapse, notice of intention to apply
for a Closure Order in Victoria District Court at 9.30 a.m. on June 29,
1972, was posted today.
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