MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1979
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PRE-WAR BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (MONDAY) DECLARED NO. 13 UN CHAU STREET, KOWLOON, TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THE THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD-BEARING BRICKWORK SUPPORTING REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS AND ROOF AND HAS A FRAMED KITCHEN BLOCK.
THE BUILDING WAS FIRST INSPECTED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR DURING A PLANNED SURVEY OF THE AREA, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS ARE SEVERELY SPALLED WITH CORRODED REINFORCEMENT EXPOSED IN PLACES.
FURTHERMORE, AREAS OF BADLY ERODED BRICKWORK ARE VISIBLE EXTERNALLY AND THE TREADS OF THE TIMBER STAIRCASE ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN.
+THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN MONITORED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND IT HAS CLEARLY WORSENED. THERE IS NOW A DANGER OF COLLAPSE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ACCORDINGLY, NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON MAY 7, 1979 WAS POSTED TODAY.
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WATER CUT ***
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAU KE! WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY A KUNG NGAM ROAD, 2-17 SHAU KEJ WAN MAIN STREET EAST AND A KUNG NGAM DISTRICT.