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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986

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CHOI HUNG ROAD PLAYGROUND REDEVELOPMENT

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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $2.2 MILLION CONTRACT TO JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, TOILETS AND CHANGING ROOMS IN A MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN SAN PO KONG.

THE WORK IS PART OF A $32.5 MILLION PROJECT TO REDEVELOP THE FORMER CHOI HUNG ROAD PLAYGROUND INTO A MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX, WORK ON WHICH BEGAN IN JANUARY.

INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT IS DUE TO START LATER THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STOREY COMPLEX WITH A COOKED FOOD CENTRE AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL; AN INDOOR BADMINTON COURT BUILDING ACCOMMODATING SIX COURTS, WITH TWO TENNIS COURTS ON THE ROOF; AND A BUILDING PROVIDING CHANGING FACILITIES AND TOILETS.

MORE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOLISHED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY TO KOWLOON AND VICTORIA DISTRICT COURTS FOR CLOSURE ORDERS TO BE MADE AGAINST ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.

ONE OF THE STRUCTURES IS AT THE REAR LANE OF 14-20, HAMILTON STREET, KOWLOON, AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A DEMOLITION ORDER ISSUED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) TWO YEARS AGO, BUT WHICH HAS BEEN IGNORED.

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WANTS TO CLOSE IT AND THEN DEMOLISH

IT WITHOUT ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

IT HAS POSTED A NOTICE ON- A CONSPICUOUS PART OF THE STRUCTURE SAYING IT WILL APPLY TO KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON DECEMBER 10 FOR THE CLOSURE ORDER.

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL ALSO APPLY TO VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN RESPECT OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE MAIN ROOF OF 147, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HONG KONG,

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