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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1986
CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING THE CLOSURE OF A NUMBER OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING AT 224-238 JAFFE ROAD, WAN CHAI, SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED.
THIS FOLLOWS THE OWNERS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN DECEMBER 1984 REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES.
A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON MAY 20 WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (TUESDAY).
DEMOLITION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IMMEDIATELY THE CLOSURE ORDER IS OBTAINED.
WAN CHAI BANQUET FOR ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED
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MORE THAN 200 ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE OF WAN CHAI ATTENDED A BANQUET THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING ORGANISED BY THE HAPPY VALLEY AND CANAL ROAD KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.
SPEAKING AT THE BANQUET, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED COULD MAKE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIETY THE SAME WAY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DO.
HE PRAISED THE ASSOCIATION FOR SHOWING ITS CONCERN FOR THE WAN CHAI COMMUNITY AND HELPING TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.
WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR LEE KON, WHO IS ALSO A PRESIDENT OF THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATION SAID THE ASSOCIATION'S AIM WAS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY WERE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLIES AND THE UNDER-PRIVILEGED.
THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE BANQUET WERE ENTERTAINED WITH CANTONESE OPERATIC SINGING.
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