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Thursday, January 4, 1973
BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS
The Building Authority today declared the front portion of No. 44,
Elgin Street, Hong Kong Island, to be in a dangerous condition.
In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government Building
Surveyor said that the front portion of this pre-war building comprises two
riding floors over access passageway to the main premises and a cimber breast-
summer supporting a wall has decayed to such an extent that there is a risk
of collapse.
observed.
In addition, fractures in the walls and defective roof timbers were
Notice of intention to apply for a Closure Order in Victoria District
Court at 9.30 a.m. on February 15, 1973 was posted today.
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