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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1991
KOWLOON CITY POST-WAR BUILDING TO CLOSE
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THE REAR GENERAL REPAIRS
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE THE BUILDING LION ROCK ROAD IN KOWLOON REQUIRED FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF STAIRCASE, DEMOLITION OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES AND TO THE BUILDING.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (THURSDAY), THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THE BUILDING WAS A FIVE-STOREY POST- WAR REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMED BUILDING SERVED BY TWO STAIRCASES.
INSPECTION SUBSEQUENT TO EMERGENCY ACTION TO REMOVE LOOSE EXTERNAL RENDERING IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR INDICATED THAT THE BUILDING
WITH SPALLED IS SHOWING MARKED SIGNS OF DETERIORATION,
REINFORCED AND DEFLECTIVE CONCRETE, ADDITIONAL AREAS OF LOOSE/CRACKED RENDERING WINDOWS AND GLAZING.
HAD FLOORS THE REAR STAIRCASE FROM THE SECOND TO FOURTH DEMOLISHED AND THE STAIRWELL HAD BEEN
TO CONVERTED FIRST ACCOMMODATION AT BACH FLOOR LEVEL FROM THE
BREN DOMESTIC FLOOR UPWARDS, HB
SAID.
IN ADDITION, THERE WERE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES ON THE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING.
ROOFTOP
OF
HE NOTED THAT THE DEMOLITION OF THE STAIRS AND THE PRESENCE
HAD RENDERED THE THE STRUCTURES ON THE ROOFTOP
BUILDING DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ADEQUATE MEANS OF ESCAPE.
THEREFORE THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH FLOORS AND THE SHOULD BE CLOSED.
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ADVISED WORKS TO MAKE THE BUILDING SAFE THE BUILDING SHOULD REMAIN CLOSED.
HAD
UNTIL
ROOF
THAT
THE ALL
REQUIRED BEEN SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED,
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MARCH 14 WAS POSTED ON THE BUILDING TODAY.
HONG
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