THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1979
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TWELVE WESTERN BUILDINGS IN DANGEROUS CONDITION
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED 12 BUILDINGS AT NOS. 6 TO 28 (EVEN NOS.) TSZ Mİ ALLEY, WESTERN DISTRICT, TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THAT THESE EARLY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN UNDER PERIODICAL SURVEILLANCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAD BEEN RECENTLY RE-SURVEYED FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF A KITCHEN AT NO. 6.
THESE BUILDINGS WERE FOUND TO BE IN AN EXTREMELY DILAPIDATED CONDITION, MAINLY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRICKWORK FORMING THE LOAD-BEARING WALLS, HE SAID.
+IN EVERY BUILDING THERE ARE AREAS OF BADLY ERODED FRACTURED AND OPEN-JOINTED BRICKWORK. WHERE ORIGINAL CHÍNA FIR TIMBERS REMAIN, THESE ARE INVARIABLY DEFECTIVE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AS THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THEM, HE ADDED.
ACCORDINGLY, NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORÍA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON AUGUST 8, 1979 WERE POSTED TODAY.
WATER CUT ***
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TAI HANG TUNG AND FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KAM TIN WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M. ON SATURDAY FOR NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA AFFECTED IN TAI HANG TUNG IS BOUNDED BY TONG YAM STREET AND TAI HANG TUNG ROAD INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 1 TO 8, TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE.
THE AFFECTED AREA IN KAM TIN IS BOUNDED BY KAM TIN ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU CROSS ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD OF SHEK KONG AIR STRIP INCLUDING WING LUNG WAI, SHING MUN SAN TSUEN, TAI HONG WAI, KAM TIN SHI, KAM HING WAI, SHUI TAU TSUEN AND FUI SHA WAI.