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MONDAY, JULY 9, 1984

THE NEW GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL FACTORY. WANG CHEONG FACTORY ESTATE, WITH UNITS RANGING FROM 25 SQ.M. TO OVER 2 500 SQ.M. AND ANY SIZE IN BETWEEN WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED OFFERS MANUFACTURERS A WIDE RANGE OF CHOICE.

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MONTHLY RENTS, INCLUDING RATES AND MANAGEMENT CHARGES, START FROM $899 EACH UNIT. TEN ANTS RENTING MORE THAN SIX UNITS WILL ENJOY DISCOUNTS.

THE BUILDING IS IN ONE OF THE ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL AREAS CHEUNG SHA WAN - AND A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM AN MTR STATION. IT IS ALSO SERVED BY FRANCHISED BUSES AND MINI-BUSES.

THE VAST POPULATION IN CHEUNG SHA WAN, TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, PROVIDE A LARGE SOURCE OF LABOUR.

THE FLAT-SLAB CONSTRUCTION DESIGN OF THE BUILDING VIRTUALLY D1 SPENSES WITH BEAMS AND INCREASES USABLE SPACE IN THE FACTORY PREMISES, WHICH ARE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR INDUSTRIAL/FACTORY USE WITH MODERN FACILITIES LIKE LOADING AND UNLOADING PLATFORMS, AMPLE CARGO AND PASSENGER LIFTS, AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLERS, COMMUNAL TV AERIAL SYSTEM, AND PROVISION OF A FLUE SYSTEM,

BUILDING DANGER FEARED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (MONDAY) DECLARED THE BUILDING AT 325 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THE THREE- STOREY, PRE-WAR BUILDING OVER A BASEMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD-BEARING BRICK WALLS, TIMBER FLOORS AND A REINFORCED CONCRETE

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IT HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE 1967, TOGETHER WITH ADJOINING BUILDINGS AT 327 AND 329 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID A RECENT INSPECTION OF THE BUILDINGS INDICATED SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION. IN PARTICULAR, THE BRICKWORK IN THE PARTY WALL BETWEEN 327 AND 329 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, WAS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND HAD BULGED. AS THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF THE TWO BUILDINGS COLLAPSING, THEY WERE CLOSED UNDER AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER ON JUNE 25.

HE SAID, DUE TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE FRONT VERANDAH STRUCTURE OF 325 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AND TO THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING WOULD BE LEFT FREE-STANDING WHEN THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS WEKE DEMOLISHED, IT WAS ALSO CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOL ISH IT. NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON AUGUST 6 WERE POSTED TODAY.

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