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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1976
FOUR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED FOUR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ORDERED THEIR DEMOLITION.
TWO OF THE BUILDINGS ARE SITUATED AT NOS. 6 AND 8 BONHAM STRAND WEST,
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF NO. 6 BONHAM STRAND WEST, A FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING, PRONOUNCED FRESH MOVEMENT OF THE WHOLE STRUCTURE TOWARDS THE ADJOINING BUILDING SITE WAS OBSERVED AND IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF COLLAPSE.
HE ADDED THAT NO. 8 BONHAM STRAND WEST WAS A VACANT BUILDING WHERE CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT WAS ALSO OBSERVED NEXT TO THE PARTY WALL WITH NO. 6 GIVING RISE TO THE RISK OF SIMULTANEOUS COLLAPSE WITH NO. 6.
THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS ARE LOCATED AT NO. 151 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND NO. 301 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THESE FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE 1971 FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE AND DEMOLITION UNDER ORDER OF THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS.
RECENT INSPECTION OF NO. 151 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL REVEALED SIGNS OF FRESH MOVEMENT IN THE FRONT VERANDAHS AND ON THE EXPOSED PARTY WALL COMMON TO NO. 152, GIVING RISE TO A RISK OF COLLAPSE.
+ THE BRICKWORK SUPPORTING THE FRONT KITCHEN WALL OF NO. 301 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF SEVERE DISTRESS AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE KITCHEN BLOCK OF THIS BUILDING IS POSSIBLE,+ HE SAID.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS ON THESE FOUR BUILDINGS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON DECEMBER 17 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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