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AS VERTICAL CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE REAR WALL OF NO. 77 AND OTHER CRACKS AT THE SIDE WALL WHICH WAS ALSO LEANING TOWARDS THE SIDE LANE, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY CONSIDERED THAT HOUSE NO. 77 WAS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS UPON DEMOLITION OF THE ADJACENT HOUSES.
IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY ΤΟ CLOSE THIS BUILDING AND ΤΟ DEMOLISH IT JOINTLY WITH THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON FEBRUARY 23, 1989 WAS POSTED TODAY.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN WESTERN DISTRICT
THE
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WESTERN DISTRICT FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 5).
WHITTY STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND. ALL VEHICLES OVER SEVEN METRES LONG WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTERING THIS SECTION.
VEHICLES FROM HILL ROAD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT TO DES VOEUX ROAD WEST EASTBOUND. THESE VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED VIA DES VOEUX ROAD WEST WESTBOUND, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST EASTBOUND, WHITTY STREET AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST EASTBOUND.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE FORMER WHITTY STREET TRAM TERMINUS BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND DES VOEUX ROAD WEST,
THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH HILL ROAD TO A POINT ABOUT 30 METRES TO THE EAST WILL BECOME A PEAK HOUR (7 AM 10 AM AND 4 PM
7 PM) DAILY URBAN CLEARWAY. NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
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THESE MEASURES WILL BE IN FORCE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS FOR TRACK CONNECTION WORKS.
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