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Commenting on suggestions from members of the public that illegal dumping and construction traffic might have caused the failure, he said these factors were examined but not found to be significant.
Copies of the report are available at the reception counter of the Civil Engineering Department, ground floor, Civil Engineering Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.
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Four Queen's Counsel appointed
The Chief Justice, Sir Ti Liang Yang, is pleased to announce that the Queen has appointed Mr Winston Poon Chung-fai, Mr Michael F Ozorio, Mr John A Scott and Mr Andrew A Bruce as Her Majesty's Counsel for Hong Kong.
A ceremony will be held at 10 am on May 11 in No 1 court of the Supreme Court to call within the Bar the four new Queen's Counsel.
The Court, which will include members of the Bench at all levels, will be presided by the Chief Justice.
Mr Poon, aged 49, was called to the English Bar in 1975 and admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1976. He has since been in practice in Hong Kong. His practice has been in the area of company law.
Mr Poon was also active in the Bar Council. He was the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Hong Kong Bar Association between 1992 and January 1996. He has also been a member of the Insolvency Sub-Committee of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong since 1990.
Mr Ozorio, aged 42, was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom in 1976 and admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1977. He specialises in cases involving personal injuries, fatal accidents and medical negligence.
He was a member of the Hong Kong Bar Committee between 1990 and 1992. He has also been a member of the Personal Injuries Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association since 1993.
Mr Scott, aged 38, was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom in 1982 and admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1986. His practice has mainly been concerned with commercial litigation. He specialises in building and engineering disputes cases and company law.