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Thursday, May 10, 1973
The government spokesman commented: "We want to avoid being harsh,
but we've got to be firm. Ultimately it is a question of communal safety
as well as public health, and the community has a right to insist on being
protected. That is why we hope that good sense and social sense will
prevail and that action will be taken by co-operation rather than through
enforcement."
A total of 863 notices has been served so far on owners of
premises in the two buildings Hoi King and Hoi Sang Mansions. In
addition the Fire Services Department has issued a large number of summonses
for the removal of hinged steel gates and other structures.
More than 400 units - most of them flats, but including some
shops and other premises
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are affected.
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