TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1975.
THREE BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL CONDEMNED
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO.18 TAI PING SHAN STREET, HONG KONG, TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NOS.14 AND 16 LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS,
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THESE FOUR- STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN UNDER PERIODIC OBSERVATION IN VIEW OF THEIR ADVANCED STATE OF DETERIORATION.
+FRESH NOVEMENT HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE FRACTURED AND GENERALLY WEAK DRICKWORK OF THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR WALLS OF NO.18 AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT MINOR PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE BOARDING AND TILING TO THE ROOF WHOSE MAIN TIMBERS ARE ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF SERIOUS DECAY,+ HE SAID.
ACCESS TO THE 2ND FLOOR OF NO.16 IS OBTAINED ONLY THROUGH NO.18, WHILST THE REMAINING FLOORS ARE SERVED BY A STAIRCASE COMMON WITH NO.14.
IN VIEW OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THESE THREE BUILDINGS, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THEM.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON MAY 6, 1975 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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