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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1987

(FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CP1 FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.)

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR DECEMBER 1986, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 3-7216512.

ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES TO BE DEMOL IS HED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS TO BE MADE ON 25 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES OCCUPYING 600 SQUARE METRES OF THE ROOF OF A BUILDING IN KOWLOON.

THE BUILDING IS PAK ON BUILDING AT 105, AUSTIN ROAD AND THE STRUCTURES ARE ON THE NINTH FLOOR ROOF AND ABOVE FLATS A1 AND A2 ON THE TENTH FLOOR.

AN APPLICATION FOR THE CLOSURE ORDERS WILL BE MADE IN HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MARCH 25 AND NOTICES INFORMING OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY'S INTENTION TO DO SO WERE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (MONDAY).

THE OCCUPANTS HAVE IGNORED AN INSTRUCTION TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES THEMSELVES ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE TWO YEARS AGO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID CLOSING THE STRUCTURES WAS NECESSARY SO THAT DEMOLITION COULD BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THE AUTHORITY IS ALSO TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FOR AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE ON THE FLAT ROOF ADJACENT TO FLAT A ON THE 23RD FLOOR OF 230-236, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.