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Friday, September 8, 1972

DANGEROUS BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL, AND KOWLOON

The Building Authority today (Friday) declared three pre-war buildings

in Wellington Street to be in a dangerous condition.

Two other buildings in Tung Shing Lane and Wellington Street were

declared liable to become dangerous and demolition was ordered.

The Principal Government Building Surveyor said that, this group of

Nos. 148, 150, 152 and 154 Wellington Street and

three-storey buildings

No. 1 Tung Shing Lane

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had been under observation for some years.

However, recent inspections made following complaints from occupants

and the removal of portion of the wall covering, revealed fractures in the

brickwork of both load bearing party walls of No., 152.

These had worsened to the point where there was a danger of collapse

of the front main walls of Nos. 150, 152 and 154 Wellington Street.

In addition, there is a severe fracture in the rear wall of No. 150,

which also forms part of No. 1 Tung Shing Lane at the rear,

Much of the structural timber work of the floore and roofs of all five

buildings is in a decayed condition and beyond reasonable repair,

As it is considered that No. 148 Wellington Street and No. 1 Tung Shing

Lane are liable to become dangerous during the demolition of Nos. 150, 152 and

154, Wellington Street, notices of intention to apply for closure-orders in Victoria

District Court at 9.30 a.m. on October 20 were posted today.

In Kowloon, the verandah of a building in Shanghai Street was also

declared dangerous by the Building Authority today.

This four-storey