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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1974.

CONTROLLED REFUSE TIP FOR NGAU CHI WAN

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A 10-HECTARE SITE PROVIDING SPACE FOR RECREATIONAL, COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL USE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN' NGAU CHI WAN ON COMPLETION OF A CONTROLLED REFUSE TIP IN 1978.

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR FORMATION OF THE SITE TO BE USED FOR THE SYSTEMATIC DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY INOFFENSIVE AND SANITARY METHODS.

THE WORKS CONSIST, AMONG OTHERS, OF THE EXCAVATION OF SOME 150,000 CUBIC METERS OF EARTH FROM A HILLSIDE OFF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD TO MAKE WAY FOR THE TIP AS WELL AS DRAINAGE AND SLOPE PROTECTION WORKS.

INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS THE SITE PREPARATION OF AN AREA TO ALLOW THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONTROLLED TIPPING OF REFUSE TOWARDS THE END OF 1975.

AT THE SAME TIME, A 750-METRE-LONG SECONDARY ROAD PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE TIPPING SITE FROM CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WILL ALSO BE BUILT. THE ROADWORKS WILL FORM THE FIRST STAGE OF A SECONDARY ROUTE FINALLY LINKING CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WITH PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD.

WORK ON THE WHOLE PROJECT IS TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS.

THE SCHEME HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

DANGEROUS BUILDING

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 29G TA TIT STREET, NEW KOWLOON TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.

THIS SMALL SINGLE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING FORMS PART OF A GROUP OF SIMILAR STRUCTURES, ONE OF WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. RECENTLY FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF PART OF ITS TIMBER ROOF.

THE PRINCIAPL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THIS MORNING THAT AS DEMOLITION OF THE CLOSED BUILDING WOULD MOST LIKELY AFFECT NO. 29G, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING AS WELL. PORTIONS OF THE LOAD BEARING WALLS OF NO. 29G WERE BULGED AND THE ROOF TIMBERS HAD SAGGED.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON DECEMBER 30 WAS POSTED TODAY.