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BUILDING CONDEMNED
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1974
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 71 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NOS. 69 ̊ AND 70 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT NOS. 70 AND 71, HAVING BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE THEY WERE VACATED LATE LAST YEAR, HAVE NOW DETERIORATED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THERE IS A RISK OF FAILURE OF THE REAR MAIN WALL IN NO. 71.
IN ADDITION, EXTENSIVE DECAY TO ROOF TIMBERS IN NO. 71 HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN LOCAL FAILURES. THIS BUILDING IS DANGEROUS AND EARLY DEMOLITION IS REQUIRED.
NO. 70 ALSO EXHIBITS A LARGE NUMBER OF DEFECTS AND IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THIS BUILDING WOULD BE LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS WHEN THE ADJOINING BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED.
DEFECTS IN THE PARTY WALL BETWEEN NOS. 69 AND 70 ALSO INDICATES THAT THERE IS RISK OF FAILURE LEADING TO A COLLAPSE DURING OR AFTER THE DEMOLITION OF NO. 70.
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS INTENDED TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER OF NO. 69 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON AUGUST 21, AND NOTICES OF INTENTION WERE ACCORDINGLY POSTED TODAY.
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UMELCO MEMBERS TO INSPECT TSING YI ISLAND DEVELOPMENT ******
TWO UMELCO MEMBERS, THE HON. SZETO WAI AND THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL PAY A VISIT TO TSING-Y1 ISLAND AND TSUEN WAN TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THEY WILL BE MET BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, HR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, TSUEN WAN, MR. JOHN WARREN, AND OTHER OFFICIALS WHO WILL BRIEF THE COUNCILLORS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO TOWNS.
WHILE ON TSING-YI, THEY WILL CALL ON THE OUTBOARD MARINE INTERNATIONAL AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER LTD., TWO LARGE INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS ON THE ISLAND.
THE PARTY WILL THEN PROCEED BY LAUNCH TO MA WAN, AND NORTH-EAST LANTAU.
TO CONCLUDE THEIR VISIT, THE COUNCILLORS WILL MEET MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL DISCUSSIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS: THE TOUR WILL START AT 10.10 A.M. TOMORROW
FROM THE LOOKOUT PLATFORM ON TSING YI ISLAND. IT WILL END WITH A DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE AT ABOUT 2.45 P.M.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE VISIT COVERED.
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