FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1979
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THREE BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (FRIDAY) DECLARED BUILDINGS AT 32 AND 30 TUNG STREET, CENTRAL TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THAT AT 28 TUNG STREET LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THESE THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN UNDER REGULAR SURVEILLANCE SINCE 1965.
HE SAID: THESE BUILDINGS ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION, IN PARTICULAR THE LOAD-BEARING BRICK WALLS ARE BADLY ERODED AND FRACTURED.
+RECENTLY NEW MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE PARTY WALL BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AT 32 AND 30 TUNG STREET, AS THERE IS NOW A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE TWO BUILDINGS.
+ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING AT 28 TUNG STREET IS NOT IN SUCH A SERIOUS CONDITION IT WOULD BE LEFT TOTALLY ISOLATED BY THE COLLAPSE OR DEMOLITION OF THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS AND CONSEQUENTLY MUST BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS IT IS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS, HE ADDED.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON DECEMBER 14 WERE POSTED TODAY.
NEW PUBLIC DUMP TO OPEN IN TUEN MUN
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A NEW PUBLIC DUMP IN AREA 18, TUEN MUN WILL BE OPENED ON DECEMBER 1 TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE IN THE AREA WHICH WILL BE CLOSED ON THE SAME DAY.
THE NEW DUMP IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE PRESENT DUMP IN AREA 175, TUEN MUN KAU HUI.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID ACCESS TO THE NEW DUMP WILL BE FROM LUNG MUN ROAD, AND VEHICLES WITHOUT DUMPING PERMITS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DUMP MATERIAL IN AREA 18.
DUMPING PERMITS FOR AREA 18 MAY BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE ON WRITTEN APPLICATION TO THE PROJECT MANAGER (TUEN MUN), TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, 91-93 HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN.
ONLY APPROVED STONE AND DEBRIS UP TO 225 MM IN SIZE, PROVIDING IT IS WELL MIXED WITH EARTH, WILL BE ACCEPTED.
/APPROVED SOFT