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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1985

ORDER SERVED OVER WALL COLLAPSE ******

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE HAS SERVED AN ORDER THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON ON THE LANDOWNER OF THE VACANT SITE AT 160-168 HOLLYWOOD ROAD, CENTRAL, A BOO SPOKESMAN SAID IN REFERENCE TO THE COLLAPSE OF A RETAINING WALL AT THE REAR OF THE SITE ON SEPTEMBER 6.

THE ORDER REQUIRES THE OWNER TO PROVIDE A FENCE AT SQUARE STREET AND THAT SUCH WORK BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 27.

THE ORDER ALSO REQUIRES INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON THE RETAINING WALL AND DETAILED PERMANENT REMEDIAL PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 20 TO THE BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL.

THE REMEDIAL WORKS ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PROPOSALS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY. SUCH WORKS SHOULD START BY SEPTEMBER 27 AND TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 13.

PREMATURE TO APPROVE CHARTER FLIGHTS, DRAGONAIR TOLD

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THE FOLLOWING IS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION:

IN DISAPPROVING DRAGONAIR'S APPLICATION FOR CHARTER FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BEIJING/SHANGHAI LAST MONTH, THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION SAID THAT HE WOULD REVIEW THE MATTER IN THE LIGHT OF THE OUTCOME OF AIR SERVICES TALKS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINESE AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES.

THESE DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE IN BEIJING FROM SEPTEMBER 2 TO 5 AND, ALTHOUGH NO CONCLUSION WAS REACHED FOR REVISED AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS, IT WAS AGREED THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND INLAND CITIES OF CHINA WAS REQUIRED. IT WAS ALSO AGREED TO RESUME DISCUSSIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THE TWO DELEGATIONS EXPRESSED THEIR CONFIDENCE THAT THEY COULD REACH MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE ARRANGEMENTS.

ACCORDINGLY, AN OUTCOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS MUST AWAIT A FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS. MEANWHILE, IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO APPROVE CHARTER FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BEIJING/SHANGHAI BY DRAGONAIR AND THE AIRLINE HAS BEEN SO INFORMED.

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