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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1990
BE
DEPENDENT
APPROVAL CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
UPON
THE
A
DEALT WITH
ANY DECISION WILL FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. OF THE LEGAL WORK INVOLVED WILL CONTINUE TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS.
OF THE
WITHIN THE
MEDIUM THE
30 LARGE AND THE CROWN SOLICITOR HAS WRITTEN TO SOME
OF SOLICITORS INVITING SIZED FIRMS
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST. FIRMS ARE ASKED TO RESPOND IN WRITING BY JUNE 29 THIS YEAR.
LAW IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MAIN AREAS OF
IN WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED WILL BE CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT FINANCE AND CONTRACT.
NEARLY 17,000 PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN NEED OF ATTENTION
SURVEY ON
OF
CONDITIONS STRUCTURAL
ORDINANCE OFFICE STRUCTURAL ASCERTAIN THE EXTENT
FINDINGS OF AN EXTERNAL PRIVATE SECTOR BUILDINGS CONDUCTED BY THE BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS ARE IN A SUSPECT INDICATE THAT ABOUT 16,700 CONDITION, REQUIRING A MORE IN-DEPTH SURVEY TO
OF DETERIORATION.
CONFERENCE TODAY BUILDINGS OF THESE PREMISES
PRESS ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SURVEY AT A (MONDAY), THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE ORDINANCE OFFICE, MR ANTHONY SAMSON, SAID OWNERS WOULD BE ORDERED TO CARRY OUT NECESSARY REPAIRS.
COVERED THE URBAN AREAS ON HONG
THE SURVEY HAD TAKEN EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND EXTERNAL INSPECTION OF 55, 500 BUILDINGS IN THE KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE BUILT-UP AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN A REASONABLE REPAIRS WITHIN THE
ABOUT 38,590 BUILDINGS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONDITION AND WERE UNLIKELY TO REQUIRE ANY MAJOR NEXT FIVE YEARS, MR SAMSON SAID.
"ANOTHER 210 BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS IN STRUCTURAL CONDITION REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION.
"OF THESE, A TOTAL OF SEVEN TO COURT ORDERS AND HAVE ALSO BEEN SERVED SAID.
A DANGEROUS
DATE HAVE BEEN CLOSED UNDER WITH DEMOLITION ORDERS," HE
BUILDINGS, THE
REMAINING
FIVE WERE
PRE-WAR APART FROM TWO CONSTRUCTED IN THE MID TO LATE 1950'S.
ACCORDING TO MR SAMSON, NEARLY 200 RESIDENTS HAD FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF THESE SEVEN BUILDINGS.
BEEN REMOVED
THE MID DILAPIDATED
A FURTHER 10 BUILDINGS WHICH WERE ALSO CONSTRUCTED IN
AS BEING TO LATE 1950'S WERE IDENTIFIED
SIMILAR IN A CONDITION, WARRANTING CLOSURE AND DEMOLITION RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF ABOUT 350 SAMSON SAID.
VERY SOON. THIS WOULD RESIDENTS FOR THEIR SAFETY, MR
/"THE COMPLETION