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FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1976
PRE-WAR BUILDING IN TAI PO MARKET CONDEMNED
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 48 FU SHIN STREET, TAI PO MARKET TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ORDERED DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS SINGLE STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A PITCHED TIMBER ROOF ON LOAD-BEARING WALLS.
ADJACENT BUILDINGS OF SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION, AT NOS. 50 AND 52 FU SHIN STREET, WERE RECENTLY THE SUBJECT OF EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS FOLLOWING A PARTIAL COLLAPSE AFFECTING BOTH BUILDINGS.
+THE ROOF OF NO. 48 HAS NUMEROUS DEFECTIVE TIMBERS AND THE PARTY WALL IT SHARES WITH NO. 50 IS BULGED AND FRACTURED. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT NO. 48 IS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE AND SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED JOINTLY WITH THE REMAINING PARTS OF NOS. 50 AND 52 FU SHIN STREET,+ HE SAID.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JULY 16, 1976 WAS POSTED TODAY.