FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1982
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EVENING OF CHINESE ART SONGS
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A CONCERT OF CHINESE ART SONGS WILL BE FEATURED IN THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM JANUARY 22 TO FEBRUARY 13.
THE CREATIVITY AND RICHNESS OF CHINESE ART SONGS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE AUDIENCES BY SEVERAL LEADING LOCAL VOCALISTS AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM ON JANUARY 26 STARTING AT 7.30 PM.
MEZZO SOPRANO CECILIA CHU, BARITONE CHOU YUN-CHEN, TENOR YUNG KEUNG AND SOPRANO ANNA CHENG WILL RENDER AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME OF MELODIES IN THE CONCERT.
THE TSUEN WAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, TSUEN WAN GIRL'S CHOIR AND TSUEN WAN CHOIR WILL ALSO PERFORM.
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT AT $15, $10, $5 AND $3 (STUDENT TICKETS) ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE.
BUILDINGS IN DANGEROUS CONDITION
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED THE TWO-STOREY ANNEXES AT NOS. 199, 201 AND 203 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THESE SEVEN-STOREY EARLY POST-WAR BUILDINGS WITH TWO-STOREY ANNEXES AT THE REAR HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION FOR SOME TIME.
+RECENT INSPECTION FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT REVEALED THAT THESE TWO-STOREY ANNEXES SHOW SIGNS OF EXTENSIVE MOVEMENT.
+IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE ANNEXES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1982 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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