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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1980

APART FROM STATIC DISPLAYS ON ALL ASPECTS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, VISITORS TO THE TSUEN WAN SHOW WILL SEE EDUCATIONAL MOVIES AND SLIDE SHOWS. NURSES WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUERIES FROM VISITORS ON HEALTH CARE.

THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM EVERY DAY FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO MONDAY (APRIL 21).

FOUR PRE-WAR BUILDINGS IN TAI PO DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (FRIDAY) DECLARED THREE PRE-WAR BUILDINGS AT 62, 66 AND 68 FU SHIN STREET IN TAI PO TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THE ONE AT 64 LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID THESE SINGLE-STOREY BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED OF LOAD BEARING WALLS AND TIMBER PITCHED ROOFS, WERE IN A POOR CONDITION GENERALLY.

HE SAID, THE LOAD BEARING WALLS AND PIERS OF THE THREE BUILDINGS AT 62, 66 AND 68 HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS AND OUTWARDS MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETECTED.+

+AS THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK OF COLLAPSE IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUIDLINGS, HE SAID.

+ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING AT 64 FU SHIN STREET IS. IN A SLIGHTLY BETTER CONDITION, IT WILL NOT WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS AND CONSEQUENTLY IT MUST BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED, HE ADDED.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON MAY 16 WERE POSTED TODAY.

CARGO WORKING AREAS REMAIN OPEN ON MONDAY *****

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ITS PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE AND PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS IN WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG AND TSUEN WAN WILL REMAIN OPEN AS USUAL ON MONDAY (APRIL 21) WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

ON MONDAY THE VICTORIA SMALL CRAFT LICENSING SECTION WILL OPERATE FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM AND THE MACAU FERRY WHARF UNIT FROM 7.30 AM TO 1.30 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

DAY.

ALL OTHER OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT