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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984
CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURE
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED THAT AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE AT THE SIDE LANE OF THE BUILDING AT 38-40A HILLWOOD ROAD, KOWLOON SHOULD BE CLOSED TO ENABLE DEMOLITION WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT, WITHOUT DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS OR THE PUBLIC.
THE STRUCTURE, WHICH HAD BEEN USED AS A STORE, WAS OBSTRUCTING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID A RECENT INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE DEMOLITION ORDER WHICH HAD BEEN SERVED TO THE OWNER HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. IT WAS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE STRUCTURE FOR THE INTENDED WORK.
A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON JANUARY 7, 1985 AT 9.30 AM WAS POSTED TODAY.
FOOTBRIDGE OVER O'BRIEN ROAD
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A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OVER O'BRIEN ROAD IN WAN CHAI, TO PROVIDE THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC LINK BETWEEN WAN CHAI RECLAMATION AND ENTRANCES OF THE WAN CHAI STATION OF THE M.T.R.
WITH RAPID DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE ON WAN CHAI RECLAMATION AND THE EXPECTED OPENING IN MID-1985 OF THE ISLAND LINE. PEDESTRIAN FLOW BETWEEN THE RECLAMATION AREA AND THE STATION'S ENTRANCES, LOCATED IN O'BRIEN ROAD BETWEEN HENNESSY ROAD AND LOCKHART ROAD, IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT PROVISION WOULD BE MADE AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE FOOTBRIDGE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO A GOVERNMENT OFFICE BLOCK NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF GLOUCESTER ROAD.
+THE SECTION OF O'BRIEN ROAD BETWEEN HENNESSY ROAD AND LOCKHART ROAD, WHERE THE STATION'S ENTRANCES ARE LOCATED, WILL BE PEDESTRIANISED WHILE THE SECTION BETWEEN GLOUCESTER ROAD AND LOCKHART ROAD WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC,+ HE SAID.
/THE PEDESTRIAN