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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1974

VISITORS TO CAREERS '75 MAY TOP 70,000

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MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE, MAINLY STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS, HAVE ALREADY VISITED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS EXHIBITION WHICH OPENED AT THE CITY HALL LAST FRIDAY.

INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT JOBS IS AVAILABLE AT THE 15 STANDS AT THE EXHIBITION.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, SAID TODAY HE WAS DELIGHTED BY THE RESPONSE TO CAREERS $75.

+IT POINTS TO THE REAL AND URGENT NEED FOR CAREERS ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.

+AT THIS STAGE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE ATTENDANCE MAY EVEN TOP THE 70,000 WE HAD EXPECTED.

+1 AM GLAD THAT SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION,+

THE EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY DAY FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 7 P.M. UNTIL DECEMBER 29.

TWO PRE-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDINGS AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO5, 13 AND 15 TUNG LOT LANE, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND NOS. 11, 17, 19 AND 21 TUNG LOI LANE LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS GROUP OF THREE-STOREY PRE-VAR BUILDINGS HAD DEEN UNCER... OBSERVATION FOR SOME TIKE IN VIEW OF THE CENERAL DETERIORATED CONDITION OF THEIR THDERWORK AND LOAD BEARING BRICKWORK AND OF THE SIGNIFICANT FRACTURES IN THEIR COMMOR PARTY WALLS.

HE SAID: +THIS IS PARTICULARLY SERIOUS IN NO. 13 TUNG LOI LANE WHERE THE PARTY WALL WITH 10, 15 TUNG LOT LANE IS SEVERELY FRACTURED, AND IN CO. 15 TUNG L01 LANE VIERE MANY OF THE MAIN ROOF TIMBERS HAVE REACHED THE POINT WHERE COLLAPSE IS IMMINENT,

AS ANY DEMOLITION OF NOS. 13 AND 15 TUNG LOT LANE WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS, HE ADEED, CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUP AS A WHOLE HAD BEEN UNAVOIDABLE.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON JANUARY 21, 1975 WERE POSTED TODAY.