FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990
16
DRAFT OZP REFERRED BACK FOR AMENDMENT
THE DRAFT MID-LEVELS WEST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAB BEEN REFERRED BACK TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENT,
THE DRAFT PLAN, TOGETHER WITH ALL UNWITHDRAWN OBJECTIONS, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON JULY 17 AS REQUIRED UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL CONSIDERED THAT THE DRAFT PLAN WAS NOT YET READY FOR APPROVAL BECAUSE SOME FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN WERE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID IT WAS QUITE COMMON FOR THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO REFER DRAFT PLANS CONSIDERED NOT YET READY FOR APPROVAL TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENT.
THE BOARD WOULD GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THE DRAFT PLAN AND DECIDE WHAT AMENDMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO MEET THE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS OF THE MID-LEVELS AREA, HE ADDED.
UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN AGREED BY THE BOARD WILL HAVE ΤΟ BK EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND ANY PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LODGE OBJECTIONS TO THE BOARD.
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0
REAR STAIRCASES OF FOUR POST-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY
REAR STAIRCASES TO FOUR BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK DANGEROUS.
(FRIDAY) DECLARED THE EXTERNAL
EIGHT-STOREY
BUILDINGS AT
138-144
HE ALSO DECLARED THE FOUR (EVEN NUMBERS), SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS,
THE PRINCIPAL
AND
GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR IN A STATEMENT,
FRAMED BUILDINGS SAID THE BUILDINGS ARE POST-WAR REINFORCED CONCRETE
PANEL WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS WALLS.
ROOFS
AND
BRICK
INFILL
BUILDINGS THE EXTERNAL STAIRCASES AT THE REAR SERVING THE SAID
SEVERELY SPALLED AND ARE AT AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DETERIORATION WITH CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS.
CONSIDERED
то BE
BEYOND REASONABLE
SUCH STAIRCASES ARE ECONOMIC REPAIR AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED.
/THE REAR