MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1986
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON BUILDING TO BE CLOSED
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ATTACHED TO THE FRONT BALCONIES AND REAR EXTERNAL WALLS OF A BUILDING IN SHAM SHUT PO ARE TO BE CLOSED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION.
THE STRUCTURES ARE ON THE SECOND AND EIGHTH FLOORS OF 255, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, AND ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF 261, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY FIRST ISSUED ORDERS FOR THEIR DEMOLITION UNDER THE BUILDING ORDINANCE IN JANUARY AND JULY LAST YEAR, BUT THEY WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON JULY 24 WERE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (MONDAY).
THE STRUCTURES HAVE TO BE CLOSED IN ADVANCE SO THAT DEMOLITION CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT DANGER TO OCCUPIERS OR TO THE PUBLIC.
DEMOLITION WILL START ONCE THE CLOSURE ORDERS ARE OBTAINED.
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YUEN LONG WATER MAIN CONTRACT AWARDED
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $3.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF A FRESH WATER MAIN IN YUEN LONG.
THE 2.1-KILOMETRE-LONG MAIN WILL BE LAID ALONG TAI YUK ROAD, MA TIN ROAD AND FUNG KAM STREET, AS WELL AS IN THE AMENITY AREAS AT THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF YUEN LONG TOWN.
THE 800-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPE WILL REPLACE ONE WHICH RUNS WITHIN THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT RESERVE IN THE YUEN LONG TOWN SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
A BRIDGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY IT OVER THE YUEN LONG CENTRAL NULLAH.
WORK HAS STARTED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 12 MONTHS, THE JOINT CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG) AND SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS.
THE CONTRACT WAS AW49@)59 $98 8,@ :9,'547:589, 19.0-,6 LIMITED.
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