FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1986
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CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SOUGHT
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY TO KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 15 FOR A CLOSURE ORDER ON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE MAIN ROOF OF NOS. 11, 13, 15, 17 AND 21 TAK CHEONG LANE, KOWLOON.
THE AUTHORITY POSTED NOTICES OF ITS INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE CLOSURE ORDER ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (FRIDAY). IT INTENDS TO CLOSE THE STRUCTURES FIRST SO THAT THEY CAN THEN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER TO THEIR OCCUPANTS OR THE PUBLIC.
A DEMOLITION ORDER WAS ISSUED IN MARCH, BUT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID DEMOLITION WOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS A CLOSURE ORDER WAS ISSUED.
NEW PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY FOR PEI HO STREET
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A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER TAI PO ROAD AT PEI HO STREET TO PROVIDE SAFER CROSSING FACILITY FOR RESIDENTS OF THIS BUSY AREA.
THE GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING AT-GRADE SIGNAL-CONTROLLED CROSSING.
THE WORK INCLUDES RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SECTION OF PEI HO STREET BETWEEN BERWICK STREET AND UN CHAU STREET AND DIVERSION OF SEWERS AND STORMWATER DRAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION.
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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