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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1376

CLOSURE ORDERS ON BUILDINGS OF WILLINGTON AND WING LOK STREETS

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THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE CFFICE CF THE PUBLIC WORKS BEAVATMENT HAS POSTED NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS ON A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IN

ELLINGTON STREET, CENTRAL DISTRICT.

THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE HEARD IN THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 2.30 P.. TODAY.

MS. CHENG WAI-DART, CHIEF BUILDING SURVEYOR, DANGEROUS CUILDINGS DIVISION OF THE E.0.0. SAID THAT THE BUILDINGS AFFECTED ARE:-

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82 WELLINGTON STREET AICH HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED 89 AND WHICH WILL BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED=

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NO. 91 WELLINGTON STREET, THE EASEMENT, GROUND, FIRST AND 2ND FLOORS WHERE DEMOLITION MAY NOT BE NECESSARY=

NC. 83, WELLINGTON STREET, THE WHOLE BUILDING, HERE DEVOLITION MAY NOT BE NECESSARY=

10. 61 WELLINGTON STREET, THE WHOLE. BUILDING, WHERE DEMOLITION MAY NOT BE NECESSARY- AND

* NC. 112 WELLINGTON STREET, THE SHOP ON THE GROUND

FLOOR, WHICH WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED.

R. CHENG SAID THAT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS HAVE MOVED ON TO THE SITE AND HAVE STARTED TEMPORARY SHORING AND WILL THEN COMMENCE THE NECESSARY WORKS.

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HE SAID THAT THE CONTRACTORS ILL WORK INTO THE NIGHT UTIL THE SITUATION HAS BEEN STABILISED.

LATER THE BUILDINGS ORDIANCE OFFICE ALSO POSTED NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE DOLERS ON FOUR VILT 33 ADJACENT TO NO.91 JING LOK STREET HERE A WALL COLLAPSED THIS MORNING.

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THE BUILDING AT NUMBER 21 ING LOK STREET WAS SUBJECT TO A EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER ON JULY 10, AND ON B.C.C. ADVICE, ING L STREET HAD BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) EÉCAUSE OF THE THREAT OF COLLAPSE.

THE APPLICATIONS FOR CLOSURE CRDERS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR NOS. 23 AND 95 WING LOK STREET, AND NUMBERS 55 AND 67 BONHAM STRAND.

A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN WORK TODAY TO SHORE UP THE UNSUPPORTED FLOORS OF NO. 91 WING LOK STREET.

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