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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1987

DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES SOUGHT

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AN APPLICATION TO CLOSE ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES IN SHAM SHUT PO WILL BE MADE AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON MARCH 17.

THE STRUCTURES ARE OVER THE SEVENTH FLOOR OF 146, YEE KUK STREET, AND THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WANTS THEM CLOSED SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO DANGER TO OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY ARE LATER DEMOLISHED.

NOTICES WERE POSTED ON CONSPICUOUS PARTS OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (TUESDAY) INFORMING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AUTHORITY'S INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE CLOSURE ORDER.

AN AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID ORDERS TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WERE ISSUED LAST APRIL AND JULY, BUT THEY HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

HE SAID DEMOLITION WORK WOULD START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSURE ORDER WAS ISSUED.

SIR DAVID TO INSPECT TSING YI DEVELOPMENTS

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL TOUR TSING YI ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 9) TO SEE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND.

THE TOUR WILL START AT 2.45 PM IN THE TSING YI ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SOCCER PITCH. IT WILL CONCLUDE WITH A MEETING WITH KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AT THE CHEUNG TSING ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

SIR DAVID WILL BE ACCOMPANIED DURING THE VISIT BY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, AND PROJECT MANAGER,

AND PROJECT MANAGER, DR EDWARD PRYOR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE AT 1.30 PM FROM THE KOWLOON PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI.

THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE TOUR ON TSING YI MUST ARRIVE AT THE TSING YI ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SOCCER PITCH NOT LATER THAN 2.20 PM.

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