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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1979

FIRE OFFICERS VISIT 8 TAI KOK TSUI BUILDINGS

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FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OFFICERS TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED EIGHT TAI KOK TSUI RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CHOSEN AT RANDOM TO LOOK FOR POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.

DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MR. LAM LOK-BUN, WHO HEADED THE OPERATION SAID THE VISIT WAS AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DANGER OF FIRE IN CROWDED MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS.

DURING THE FOUR-HOUR OPERATION, SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE MEANS OF ESCAPE, ERECTION OF METAL GATES, FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS AND ROOF-TOP EXITS.

AS A RESULT, 569 HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WILL BE SERVED ON THE OCCUPANTS, MR. LAM SAID. MOST OF THE NOTICES RELATE TO SWING-TYPE METAL GATES CAUSING OBSTRUCTION TO THE COMMON CORRIDORS.

THE OCCUPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE GATES IN A STIPULATED PERIOD AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN SUMMONSES BEING ISSUED AGAINST THEM.

FIRE OFFICERS ALSO FOUND THE CONDITION OF FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATION IN SOME BUILDINGS UNSATISFACTORY. OWNERS OF THE BUILDINGS - ALL 15 STOREYS HIGH WILL BE WARNED TO MAINTAIN THE INSTALLATIONS IN EFFICIENT WORKING ORDER.

A TOTAL OF 126 FACTORIES WERE DISCOVERED IN FOUR OF THE DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. THE BUREAU WILL MAKE FURTHER ENQUIRIES TO SEE WHETHER THESE FACTORIES HAVE COMPLIED WITH FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS.

ANOTHER VISIT WILL BE PAID TO OTHER BUILDINGS TO CHECK ON MORE FACTORIES, MR. LAM SAID.

SIX ILLEGAL ROOF-TOP STRUCTURES WERE ALSO FOUND AND DETAILS WOULD BE PASSED TO THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE FOR ACTION.

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