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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987

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WING SING STREET BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS

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FOUR PRE-WAR BUILDINGS AT 17 23, WING SING STREET, CENTRAL, WERE DECLARED DANGEROUS BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY SAID IT WAS NECESSARY ΤΟ CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THEM IN ONE OPERATION AS IT WAS CONSIDERED THERE WAS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS.

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HE SAID THE THREE-STOREY BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH FLOORS AND ROOF ON BRICK LOAD-BEARING WALLS, HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE 1968 AND ALL WERE IN A VERY DETERIORATED CONDITION.

LARGE CRACKS HAD APPEARED IN THE ARCHES OF THE FRONT MAIN WALLS OF NOS, 21 AND 23 AND THERE WERE SIGNS OF RECENT MOVEMENT.

THE FRONT MAIN WALLS OF NOS. 19 AND 21 WERE LEANING TOWRADS WING SING STREET AND SEVERAL VERTICAL FRACTURES HAD ALSO OCCURED IN THE PARTY WALLS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON JULY 30 WERE POSTED TODAY ON NOS. 19 AND 23.

AN APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE ORDERS WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO NOS. 17 AND 21 AS THE TWO BUILDINGS HAD REVERTED TO THE GOVERNMENT, BUT NOTICES TO VACATE HAD BEEN SERVED ON OCCUPANTS ASKING THEM TO MOVE OUT BEFORE THE END OF JULY.

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NEW FORMS FOR NOTIFYING EMPLOYEES DEATH, INCAPACITY

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE REVISED FORM 2 AND FORM 2A FOR REPORTING EMPLOYEES' DEATH OR INCAPACITY DUE TO WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES WILL BE PUT INTO USE FROM JULY 1 (WEDNESDAY).

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THESE FORMS, REVISED UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1987, ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' DEATH OR INCAPACITY.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT FORM 2 IS USED TO REPORT ACCIDENTS WHICH RESULT IN EITHER THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE OR THE TOTAL OR PARTIAL INCAPACITY OF AN EMPLOYEE FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

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