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Wednesday, September 19, 1973
HONG KONG BARRISTER APPOINTED QUEEN'S COUNSEL
Mr. Benjamin Tsz Ming Liu, a prominent Hong Kong barrister, has
been appointed a Queen's Counsel.
Mr. Liu was born in Hong Kong 1931, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Liu
Yan-tak, and was educated at the Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.
He was called to the English Bar in July 1957 and was admitted
as a Barrister in Hong Kong in March 1959. He has practised here ever since.
In the years 1957 and 1958 he served as a pupil in the chambers
of the late Lord Justice Winn and of Mr. B.G. Burnett-Hall, Bencher of
Lincoln's Inn and one of the Conveyancing Counsel to the High Court of Justice.
THREE PRE-WAR BUILDINGS CONDEMNED
The Building Authority today (Wednesday) declared Nos. 8, 12 and 14
Tsung Sau Lane West, in Western District to be in a dangerous condition.
The Principal Government Building Surveyor said: "These three-storey
pre-war buildings form part of a group inspected subsequent to a collapse at
No. 10 Tsung Sau Lane West which resulted in an emergency closure order being
granted."
The brickwork in the load bearing walls, he said was fractured and bulged in
addition to a considerable amount of decay in roof and floor timbers indicating
there was risk of failure leading to collapse.
Notices of intention to apply for Closure Orders in Victoria District
Court at 9.30 a.m. on October 19, were posted today.
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