FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1987
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PRE-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
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TWO PRE-WAR BUILDINGS AT 26 AND 30 SHAN PIN TERRACE, SHAU KEI WAN, WERE DECLARED TO BE DANGEROUS BY THE BUILDİNG AUTHORITY TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE BUILDINGS AT 21
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25 (INCLUDING 24A), 27 29 AND 32 SHAN PIN TERRACE WERE ALSO DECLARED LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS BY THE AUTHORITY.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN THE DISTRICT COURT ON MARCH 27 WERE POSTED ON THE BUILDINGS TODAY.
THE APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IS, HOWEVER, NOT APPLICABLE TO NO. 23 WHICH HAS REVERTED TO THE GOVERNMENT BUT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED UNDER THE CROWN LANDS ORDINANCE.
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THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID ALL THE BUILDINGS AFFECTED WERE TWO-STOREY PRE-WAR STRUCTURES WITH TIMBER FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF ON LOAD BEARING STONE RUBBLE WALLS.
AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE BUILDING AT 31 FOLLOWING A ROOF COLLAPSE IN 1979, THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE TERRACE HAVE BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION.
AS A RESULT, EXTERNAL AND PARTY WALLS OF THESE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE FRACTURED WITH SIGNS OF ADVANCED DETERIORATION IN THE ROOFS.
SOME OF THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AND ALL ARE CONSIDERED BEYOND REASONABLE REPAIR.
THE SERIOUS ROTTING AND SAGGING OF ROOF JOISTS AND THE FRACTURED PARTY WALLS OF NO. 26 AND 30 HAVE RENDERED THE BUILDINGS DANGEROUS.
DEMOLITION IS THEREFORE NECESSARY WITH THE BUILDING AT 31.
THE OTHER BUILDINGS ON THE TERRACE WHICH ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION ARE CONSIDERED TO BE LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS, AND MUST BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED.
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LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, TODAY (FRIDAY) TOURED KWUN TONG TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, MR CHAU ARRIVED AT THE KWUN TONG HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR FOR A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE DISTRICT.
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