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Wednesday, April 4, 1973
BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
Two buildings in Sham Shui Po -- Nos. 91 and 93 Yu Chau Street
have been declared dangerous by the Building Authority.
The Principal Government Building Surveyor said in a statement
today that an inspection of the four-storey pre-war buildings had shown
that the reinforced concrete columns, floors, and beams were seriously
spalled and the reinforcement badly corroded.
There were also many areas of defective brickwork. The worst
spalling and deterioration occurred in the kitchen blocks and
involved a risk of collapse.
After a recent reassessment, it was considered that the kitchen
blocks could not be repaired. The overall extent of the repairs that
would be required to remove the risk of failure was so large that it could
not be justified.
Notices to apply for Closure Orders were posted on the buildings
today. Hearing will be in Kowloon District Court at 9.30 am, on
May 9.
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