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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1986

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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON ROOFTOP TO BE DEMOLISHED

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AN APPLICATION IS TO BE MADE AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 31 FOR A CLOSURE ORDER TO BE ISSUED IN RESPECT OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON A BUILDING IN KOWLOON.

THE OCCUPIERS OF THE STRUCTURES, ON THE MAIN ROOF OF 58 AND 76 80, MA TAU WEI ROAD, WERE SERVED DEMOLITION ORDERS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER LAST YEAR, BUT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THESE.

NOW, THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO TAKE COURT ACTION SER CLOSURE OF THE STRUCTURES SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOU ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF OCCUPIERS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

IT POSTED NOTICES OF ITS INTENTION ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (FRIDAY).

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THE AUTHORITY SAYS IT IS INTENDED THAT DEMOLITION WORK WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS COURT AUTHORITY TO CLOSE THE STRUCTURES IS OBTAINED.

U.S. ORCHESTRA ARRIVES AFTER CHINA TOUR *****

EIGHTY-FIVE MEMBERS OF THE RENOWNED WASHINGTON DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA ARRIVED IN HONG KONG LAST (THURSDAY) NIGHT FOLLOWING A CONCERT TOUR OF CHINA,

LED BY THE DIRECTOR, MR LYN MCLAIN, THE ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AT FESTIVALS AND MUSIC CONVENTIONS.

TOMORROW EVENING, IT WILL JOIN THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE IN PRESENTING A COMBINED CONCERT AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, STARTING AT 8 PM. ALL TICKETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD OUT.

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