MONDAY, MAY 14, 1979
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GOVERNOR ACCEPTS $2M CHEQUE FOR ACADEMY OF BALLET
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE TODAY (MONDAY) ACCEPTED A $2 MILLION CHEQUE ON BEHALF OF THE ACADEMY OF BALLET DURING A LUNCHEON MEETING.
THE CHEQUE, FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WAS PRESENTED BY MR. ERIC CUMINE, ONE OF THE CLUB'S STEWARDS.
WELCOMING SIR MURRAY AND OTHER GUESTS AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING, SIR YUE-KONG PAO WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SAID THE GENEROUS DONATION WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO THE WORK PROGRAMME THE ACADEMY HAS LINED UP FOR ITSELF IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD IN THE ENRICHMENT OF THE CULTURAL LIFE OF HONG KONG,
DURING THE LUNCHEON, THE ACADEMY ALSO RECEIVED NUMEROUS OTHER DONATIONS FROM PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (MONDAY) DECLARED SIX BUILDINGS TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ANOTHER LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS WERE POSTED THIS MORNING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID.
THE BUILDINGS ARE:
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NOS. 120 AND 122 KENNEDY ROAD, HONG KONG
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS AND ROOF SUPPORTED ON LOAD-BEARING WALLS, HAD BEEN KEPT UNDER REGULAR OBSERVATION SINCE 1966.
+THERE ARE FRACTURES IN MOST LOAD-BEARING WALLS AND RECENTLY SERIOUS NEW MOVEMENT HAD BEEN DETECTED IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDINGS. AS THERE IS NOW A DANGER OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDERS WILL BE HEARD AT VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JUNE 11.
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