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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1983

BUILDING DECLARED IN DANGEROUS STATE

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED BUILDING NO.199 CHA KWO LING ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS TWO STOREY, PRE-WAR BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD BEARING WALLS AND TIMBER FLOOR AND ROOF, HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE 1969.

THE FIRST FLOOR HAD ALREADY BEEN CLOSED BY AN EMERGENCY ORDER ISSUED BY A DISTRICT JUDGE ON SEPTEMBER 16 DUE TO A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE ROOF, HE SAID.

+A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION HAS DISCLOSED FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE ROOF AND ENCLOSING WALLS TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE GROUND FLOOR AND DEMOLISH THE WHOLE BUILDING, HE ADDED.

A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON OCTOBER 13 WAS POSTED TODAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

DEPUTY MARINE DIRECTOR RETIRING

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A PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 10), IN THE GENERAL REGISTRY OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT 7TH FLOOR, FAIRMONT HOUSE, TO MARK THE RETIREMENT OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR ALÁN LACK.

MR LACK HAS COMPLETED OVER 30 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE, HAVING FIRST JOINED THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IN 1953.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE

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FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 6) THE SECTION OF SHANTUNG STREET BETWEEN NATHAN ROAD AND PORTLAND STREET, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS TO FACILITATE PIPE- REPAIRING WORKS.

NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON NATHAN ROAD HEADING FOR PORTLAND STREET WILL BE DIVERTED TO SOY STREET.

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