XN000022-1972-12-21 — Page 10

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BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

Thursday, December 21, 1972

The Building Authority today declared No. 7 Tai Ping Shan Street

on Hong Kong Island liable to become dangerous,

In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government

Building Surveyor said that this three storey pre-war building adjoins a

building on which an Emergency Closure Order was granted recently, and is

awaiting demolition.

Investigation has revealed that the party wall between these

buildings is badly fractured and has defective brickwork.

It is considered that there is a risk of collapse during or after

the demolition of the adjoining building.

Notice of intention to apply for a Closure Order in Victoria

District Court at 9.30 a.m. on January 19, 1973 was posted today.

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