MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1981
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OLD BUILDING NOT SAFE
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NOS. 5 AND 7 TSE MI ALLEY, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NO. 9 TSE MI ALLEY LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS,
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THIS GROUP OF TWO STOREY, PRE-WAR BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD BEARING WALLS AND TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS, HAD BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE SINCE 1967.
RECENT DETERIORATION HAD BEEN NOTED IN THE CHINA FIR TIMBERS OF NOS. 5 AND 7 TSE MI ALLEY. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS.
ALTHOUGH NO. 9 TSE MI ALLEY IS IN A SLIGHTLY BETTER CONDITION, IT WOULD NOT SAFELY WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS.
ACCORDINGLY NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON JULY 27, 1981 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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