THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1992
13
THREE BUILDINGS ON CHEUNG CHAU DECLARED DANGEROUS
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE BUILDING AT 240 TAI SUN BACK STREET ON CHEUNG CHAU AND THE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE RIGHT AND FRONT OF 236 OF THE STREET TO BE DANGEROUS.
IN
ALSO, NO. 236 OF THE STREET HAS BEEN DECLARED BECOME DANGEROUS.
AS LIABLE TO
IN A
STATEMENT
ISSUED
TODAY
(THURSDAY),
GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR (PGBS) SAID THE BUILDINGS STOREY STRUCTURES MADE OF LOAD-BEARING BRICK AND MASONRY
236 TIMBER
THE FRONT PORTION OF NO.
ROOFS
CONSTRUCTION,
WHILE
THE
PRINCIPAL
WAS
WERE SINGLE- WALLS WITH OF CONCRETE
236
THE ROOFS OF NO. 240 AND THE BUILDING ON THE RIGHT OF NO. ARE IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DETERIORATION WITH DEFECTIVE ROOF RAFTERS, SOME OF
FAILED. WHICH HAVE
THE BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED AS THEY ARE DANGEROUS.
THE
236
(A
SHOULD
PORCH)
BR
CLOSED
AND
IN A IT SHOULD
NO. FRONTING BUILDING
WAS ALSO DILAPIDATED CONDITION WITH DEFECTIVE RAFTERS AND BATTENS. ALSO BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS BEING DANGEROUS.
FOUND
YET
OF
THE PGBS SAID ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DEFECTS ON THE WALLS OR THE CONCRETE ROOF AT THE FRONT PORTION OF NO. 236, SOME OF THE JOISTS SUPPORTING THE COCKLOFT AS WELL AS THE RAFTERS THE MAIN ROOF OF THE BUILDING WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.
IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT THE BUILDING WOULD WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS CLOSED AS BEING LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS AND BE JOINT OPERATION WITH THE OTHER, HE SAID.
NOT BE ABLE ΤΟ AND SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED AS A
THE HONG
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN KONG DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 13 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.
0
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FROM REGISTERED
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FOR SUBSIDIES ΤΟ
EDUCATION
ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.
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CLUB TO HELP BOOST THE WORK JOCKEY
COMMITTEE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
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