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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1986
AN ORDER FOR THEIR DEMOLITION WAS ORIGINALLY SERVED IN MAY LAST YEAR, BUT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
A NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE BUILDING TODAY (FRIDAY) STATING THAT AN APPLICATION WILL BE MADE TO KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT FOR A CLOSURE ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 25, FOLLOWING WHICH THE STRUCTURES WILL BE DEMOLISHED.
ALSO TO BE DEMOLISHED IS AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE ON THE MAIN ROOF OF 10A, MOSQUE STREET, HONG KONG.
IN THIS CASE A DEMOLITION ORDER ISSUED LAST NOVEMBER HAD BEEN IGNORED.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON AUGUST 29 AND POSTED A NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION TO DO SO ON THE BUILDING TODAY.
IN BOTH CASES IT HAD BEEN DECIDED TO OBTAIN CLOSURE ORDERS FIRST SO THAT THE DEMOLITION WORK CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPIERS OR THE PUBLIC.
WORK WILL TAKE PLACE STRAIGHT AFTER THE COURT ORDERS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
NEW LONG SERVICE HONOUR FOR DISCIPLINED FORCES
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MEMBERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE AND THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT - TWO DISCIPLINED FORCES - WILL FROM NOW ON BE ELIGIBLE FOR A NEW KIND OF HONOUR FOR LONG AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
A WARRANT FOR THE INSTITUTION OF A HONG KONG DISCIPLINED SERVICES MEDAL HAS BEEN SIGNED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ON JULY 8 THIS YEAR AND THE TERMS OF THE ROYAL WARRANT WERE GAZETTED IN HONG KONG AND LONDON TODAY (FRIDAY).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE MEDAL WOULD BE AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS IN THE TWO DISCIPLINED SERVICES WHO HAVE COMPLETED NOT LESS THAN 18 YEARS' FULL-TIME AND CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
+A CLASP TO THE MEDAL MAY BE AWARDED ON COMPLETION OF A TOTAL OF 25 YEARS' QUALIFYING SERVICE AND A FURTHER CLASP ON COMPLETION OF A TOTAL OF 30 YEARS, HE SAID.
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