THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987
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MORE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO COME DOWN
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MORE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN KOWLOON FACE THE PROSPECT OF DEING DEMOLISHED.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) POSTED NOTICES ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF STRUCTURES ON THE FLAT ROOFS ADJOINING UNITS 13 AND 14 ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND FLAT B ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF 45-51, CHEUNG WAH STREET, INFORMING OCCUPANTS THAT AN APPLICATION WOULD BE MADE IN HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON APRIL 23 TO HAVE THEM CLOSED.
THE AUTHORITY POSTED SIMILAR NOTICES TODAY (THURSDAY) ON THE MAIN ROOF OVER FLATS A, C AND D, 21ST FLOOR, 98, 98A-D, ARGYLE STREET AND PEACE AVENUE, SAYING AN APPLICATION FOR A CLOSURE ORDER WOULD BE MADE IN THE SAME COURT ON APRIL 30.
IN BOTH CASES, DEMOLITION WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSURE ORDERS HAVE BEEN MADE.
AN ORDER UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE FOR DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES IN CHEUNG WAH STREET WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 1985, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLIED WITH. IN THE OTHER CASE THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ISSUED DEMOLITION ORDERS IN DECEMBER 1984 AND MARCH 1986 BUT THESE WERE ALSO IGNORED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID CLOSURE OF THE STRUCTURES WAS NECESSARY SO THAT DEMOLITION COULD TAKE PLACE WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
TRAINEE TEACHERS VISIT SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD
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FORTY-FIVE TRAINING TEACHERS UNDERTAKING REFRESHER COURSE AT THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION VISITED THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (THURSDAY) TO LEARN ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD.
AS PART OF THE COLLEGE'S REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE PROGRAMME ON CIVIC EDUCATION, THE EMPHASIS OF THE VISIT WAS ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG.
DURING THEIR MEETING, TEACHERS EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM, AND MEMBERS ON A WIDERANGE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES.
THEIR DISCUSSIONS COVERED THE BOARD'S FUNCTIONS, MAJOR DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED, ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS AND THE WAYS BY WHICH THE NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY, COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF INCOME GROUPS, ARE BEING CATERED TO.
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