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Wednesday, September 19, 1973

HONG KONG BARRISTER APPOINTED QUEEN'S COUNSEL

Mr. Benjamin Tsz Ming Liu, a prominent Hong Kong barrister, has

been appointed a Queen's Counsel.

Mr. Liu was born in Hong Kong 1931, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Liu

Yan-tak, and was educated at the Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.

He was called to the English Bar in July 1957 and was admitted

as a Barrister in Hong Kong in March 1959. He has practised here ever since.

In the years 1957 and 1958 he served as a pupil in the chambers

of the late Lord Justice Winn and of Mr. B.G. Burnett-Hall, Bencher of

Lincoln's Inn and one of the Conveyancing Counsel to the High Court of Justice.

THREE PRE-WAR BUILDINGS CONDEMNED

The Building Authority today (Wednesday) declared Nos. 8, 12 and 14

Tsung Sau Lane West, in Western District to be in a dangerous condition.

The Principal Government Building Surveyor said: "These three-storey

pre-war buildings form part of a group inspected subsequent to a collapse at

No. 10 Tsung Sau Lane West which resulted in an emergency closure order being

granted."

The brickwork in the load bearing walls, he said was fractured and bulged in

addition to a considerable amount of decay in roof and floor timbers indicating

there was risk of failure leading to collapse.

Notices of intention to apply for Closure Orders in Victoria District

Court at 9.30 a.m. on October 19, were posted today.

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