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Tuesday, November 27, 1973
TWO PRE-WAR BUILDINGS IN KOWLOON CONDEMNED
The Building Authority today declared Nos. 394 and 396, Lai
Chi Kok Road in Kowloon to be in a dangerous condition.
These four-storey pre-war buildings are constructed with load
bearing brick walls supporting reinforced concrete floors and a framed
reinforced concrete kitchen block.
In a statement, the Principal Government Building Surveyor
said extensive spalling of the concrete and corrosion of the steel
reinforcement in the kitchen blocks indicates that there is a risk
of failure leading to collapse.
Many other areas of spalling were also noted, he added.
Notices of intention to apply for closure orders in Kowloon
District Court at 9.30 a.m. on January 2 were posted today.
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