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PRE-WAR BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (TUESDAY) DECLARED THE TWO-STOREY BUILDING BEHIND 74-76 SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI, NEW TERRITORIES, TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THE PRE-WAR BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED WITH A PITCHED TIMBER ROOF ON LOAD-BEARING WALLS, WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DILAPIDATION.

+AS IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THE BUILDING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON APRIL 10 WAS POSTED TODAY.

SECOND REFRESHER COURSE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS

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TEACHERS OF ENGLISH FROM GOVERNMENT AND SUBSIDISED PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE SECOND REFRESHER COURSE TO RUN FROM APRIL 23 TO JULY 12.

THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AIMS AT IMPROVING TEACHERS' ORAL PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AND DEVELOPING THE IR COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

+THE BRITISH COUNCIL HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO CONDUCT THE COURSE, WHICH IS LIMITED TO 50 APPLICANTS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. THE COST WILL BE BORNE BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS APRIL 6 AND INTERESTED ENGLISH TEACHERS SHOULD APPLY THROUGH THE IR HEADS OF SCHOOLS.

SHOULD THE COURSE BE OVER SUBSCRIBED. UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE PLACED ON A RESERVE LIST OF ANY FUTURE COURSES WHICH MAY BE HELD.

THE FIRST REFRESHER COURSE, WHICH STARTED ON JANUARY 8, IS DUE TO END ON APRIL 3. A TOTAL OF 50 TEACHERS JOINED THE COURSE.

WATER CUT **

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT WATER SUPPLY TO TSING Y ISLAND WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. ON THURSDAY FOR MAINS DIVERSION WORK AT TEXACO ROAD-YEUNG UK ROAD IN TSUEN WAN.

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