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BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS
Thursday, December 21, 1972
The Building Authority today declared No. 7 Tai Ping Shan Street
on Hong Kong Island liable to become dangerous,
In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government
Building Surveyor said that this three storey pre-war building adjoins a
building on which an Emergency Closure Order was granted recently, and is
awaiting demolition.
Investigation has revealed that the party wall between these
buildings is badly fractured and has defective brickwork.
It is considered that there is a risk of collapse during or after
the demolition of the adjoining building.
Notice of intention to apply for a Closure Order in Victoria
District Court at 9.30 a.m. on January 19, 1973 was posted today.
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