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Thursday, May 18, 1972

BUILDING DECLARED DANGER US

No. 37 Second Street, Hong Kong Island

The Building Authority today declared No. 37 Second Street to be

in a dangerous condition and ordered its demolition.

In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government

Building Surveyor said that this two storey over basement prewar building

was inspected in the course of routine investigation when it was found

that the brickwork of the rear main wall and of the walls of the kitchen

block were badly eroded and fractured.

Also many of the structural timbers of the first floor and of

the kitchen roof were noted to be decayed and on the point of failure, he said.

As there is a risk of collapse, notice of intention to apply

for a Closure Order in Victoria District Court at 9.30 a.m. on June 29,

1972, was posted today.

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