MONDAY, JULY 25, 1983
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OBSCENE SIGNBOARDS TO BE PULLED DOWN
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A TOTAL OF 65 OBJECTIONABLE SIGNBOARDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM FOUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN YIN HING STREET AND FOO YUEN STREET, SAN PO KONG ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 27).
OF THESE, 20 WILL BE REMOVED UNDER THE OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS ORDINANCE AND THE REST UNDER THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING ORDINANCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THAT VICE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE DISTRICT WERE STILL IN THE INFANT STAGE AND WERE CONFINED TO THE SAN PO KONG AREA.
IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO STEP UP THE CONTROL NOW BEFORE THEY PROLIFERATE INTO OTHER AREAS,+ HE SAID.
THE OPERATION WAS INITIATED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND WILL BE CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE, AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
TEN ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, MAINLY FOR STORAGE AND DOMESTIC USE, IN SUNG HING LANE, SAI YING PUN WILL ALSO BE DEMOLISHED ON WEDNESDAY.
IT WILL BE THE FIRST PHASE OF A STREET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE TO CLEAR THE DISTRICT'S 2 200 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES COMPRISING WALL STALLS, SHOP EXTENSIONS, WORKSHOPS, STORAGE ROOMS AND DOMESTIC UNITS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATIONS IN SAN PO KONG AND SAI YING PUN STARTING AT 9.30 AM ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 27).
CLOSURE APPLICATION GRANTED
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THE APPLICATION BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FOR 112-114 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WAS GRANTED BY THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT THIS AFTERNOON.
TENANTS OF THE BUILDING WERE EVACUATED LAST SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE SUBSIDENCE OF A PART OF THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR RESIDENTS TO MOVE BACK TO THE BUILDING UNTIL AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE REMEDIAL WORKS TO THE GROUND HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE MTRC.
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