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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1981

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FOUR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED 27-29 BONHAM STRAND WEST AND 191-193 WING LOK STREET TO BE DANGEROUS.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR STATED THAT THIS GROUP OF FOUR THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD-BEARING WALLS AND TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOF, HAD BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE SINCE 1974.

CONTINUING MOVEMENT HAD RECENTLY BEEN DETECTED IN A NUMBER OF LOAD-BEARING WALLS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE STRUCTURAL CRACKING. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AND IT IS NÉCESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS.

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ACCORDINGLY, NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON MARCH 27, 1981 WERE POSTED TODAY.

NEW LEGAL AID DIRECTOR

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS APPROVED THE PROMOTION OF MR B.P. CLANCY, PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBER, TO DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID.

HE WILL SUCCEED MR D.F. O'REILLY MAYNE, WHO WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE SERVICE TOMORROW AFTER NEARLY 21 YEARS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

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MR CLANCY, 43. JOINED THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AS A CROWN COUNSEL IN 1967 AFTER SEVEN YEARS' PRACTICE AS A SOLICITOR BOTH

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HONG KONG.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL IN 1972, TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN 1973, TO DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN 1977 AND TO PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN 1979.

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