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NO. 2, KAU U FONG, HONG KONG
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING WAS FIRST INSPECTED IN 1967. FOLLOWING A RECENT EMERGENCY REPORT OF FALLING CONCRETE THE BUILDING WAS RE-SURVEYED.
+THIS BUILDING IS VERY DILAPIDATED AND IN PARTICULAR THE REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS ARE BEYOND REPAIR. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE CLEAR SIGNS OF ACTIVE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE BUILDING, HE SAID.
*AS IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPLICATION FOR A CLOSURE ORDER WILL ALSO BE HEARD AT VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JUNE 11.
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NOS. 209 AND 210 TAI HOM ROAD, TAI HOM VILLAGE, KOWLOON
THIS PAIR OF TWO-STOREY BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD-BEARING WALLS, HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
RECENTLY, FRACTURES IN THE WALLS HAD OPENED UP, INDICATING ACTIVE MOVEMENT.
+AS IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS NOW A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS,+ HE SAID.
APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDERS WILL BE HEARD AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JUNE 11.
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NOS. 114 AND 116 TEMPLE STREET, KOWLOON
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS AND ROOF SUPPORTED ON LOAD-BEARING WALLS, WERE FIRST INSPECTED IN 1964 AND THE REAR KITCHEN BLOCKS WERE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS DANGEROUS IN 1967.
+NO. 114 TEMPLE STREET IS NOW IN AN ADVANCED STATE OF DILAPIDATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS ARE BEYOND REPAIR. AS THERE IS NOW A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING, HE SAID.
+AS NO. 116 TEMPLE STREET WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE COLLAPSE OR DEMOLITION OF NO. 114 IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDERS WILL BE HEARD AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JUNE 11.
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