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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1981

BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 50 BONHAM STRAND WEST TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THE FIVE STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAN BEARING WALLS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS, HAD BEEN UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION SINCE 1980.

RECENT DETERIORATION HAD BEEN NOTED IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE BUILDING, WITH SEVERE STRUCTURAL CRACKING IN THE LOAD BEARING WALLS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.

IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THE BUILDING, HE SAID.

ACCORDINGLY, A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON JULY 14, 1981 WAS POSTED TODAY.

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED ****

THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON A WOMAN, LEI WUI-NGAN ON NOVEMBER 11, 1980 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR EIGHT YEARS.

LEI WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF CHUNG WING-HONG IN CENTRAL ON MAY 19, 1980.

NEW ROAD JUNCTION ***

THE NEW JUNCTION OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD AND NAM FUNG ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC AT 10.30 AM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 19), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE JUNCTION WILL BE CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

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