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Thursday, August 2, 1973
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
The Building Authority today declared two buildings in Kowloon
to be in a dangerous condition. They are No. 1 West 5th Lane, Diamond
Hill and No. 20 Ping Yeung New Village.
Both are single storey pre-war buildings with roof additions
and were inspected following reports,
In the case of the building in West 5th Lane, it was found that
the main roof had failed and there was a danger of further collapse affecting
both the roof addition and the main building.
The inspection of the other building revealed that part of an
external wall had failed and the materials used in its construction were
of such quality that further failures could occur.
A notice of intention to apply for a closure order for this building in Kowloon District Court at 9.30 a.. on August 16 was posted
today. For the building at West 5th Lane, the application will be heard
in the same court on August 10.
Release time: 7,00 p.m.