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MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1975

THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL ASK WHEN THE TARGET OF ONE DICAL CLINIC PER 6,000 RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES

L LE ACHIEVED. HE WILL ALSO ASK FOR FIGURES OF LEGAL MIGRANTS FROM CHINA.

THE HON. PETER WILLIAMS WILL ASK ABOUT THE EFFECTS THE LUDGETARY CUTS HAVE HAD ON THE AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE AND WHETHER THESE MIGHT LEAD TO A DETERIORATION OF LAW AND ORDER.

THE HON. MRS. JOYCE SYMONS WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PROVIDE A PROPERLY MARKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE JUNCTION OF ARGYLE STREET/WATERLOO ROAD/PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD. SHE WILL ALSO ASK WHEN THE DOUBLE FLYOVER AT THE JUNCTION WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC.

PRE-WAR BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING AT NO. 1003 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, IS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS, ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.

IN A STATEMENT, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID TODAY THE BUILDING HAD BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED FOLLOWING THE RECENT COLLAPSE OF PART OF THE KITCHEN BLOCK ROOF OF THE ADJACENT NOS. 999 AND 1001 CANTON ROAD, WHICH HAD LED TO THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF BOTH OF THOSE BUILDINGS.

NO. 1003 WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE FRACTURES IN THE LOADBEARING BRICK FLANK WALL ABUTTING NO. 1001 CANTON ROAD AND THERE IS OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF BOTH ITS FRONT VERANDAHS AND REAR KITCHEN BLOCK. IN ADDITION MANY OF THE FLOOR AND ROOF TIMBERS ARE DECAYED, HE SAID.

AS NO. 1003 CANTON ROAD CANNOT THUS SAFELY WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF THE ADJACENT NOS. 999 AND 1001 CANTON ROAD IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER. THE APPLICATION WILL BE MADE AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9:30 A.M. ON JUNE 27, 1975.

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