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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987

ON AVERAGE, THE OFFICE OFFERS ADVICE TO MORE THAN 25.000 STUDENTS AND HANDS OUT SOME 50,000 COPIES OF INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ENGLAND AND UNITED STATES A YEAR.

THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT ROOM 530, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

APART FROM OFFERING ADVICE TO INDIVIDUAL VISITORS, THE OFFICE ALSO ORGANISES DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINARS FOR GROUPS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. FOR GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINARS, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS) ON 5-8392568.

WESTERN DISTRICT BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED NO. 7 LI SING STREET, IN WESTERN DISTRICT TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION,

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT

THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR

BUILDING,

BUILDING SURVEYOR (PGBS) SAID THE WITH TIMBER FLOORS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE ROOF ON SOFT BRICK LOAD-BEARING WALLS, WAS IN AN ADVANCED STATE OF DILAPIDATION.

HE SAID RECENT INSPECTIONS HAD REVEALED VERTICAL FRACTURES of VARYING LENGTHS AND DEPTHS AT THE MIDDLE OF THE PARTY WALLS INDICATING LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT MAIN WALL TOWARDS LI SING STREET.

A LONGITUDINAL 25 MILLIMETRE GAP WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE SECOND FLOOR PAVING AND THE PARTY WALL WITH NO. 5 FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THIS WALL INDICATING LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THIS PARTY WALL TOWARDS THE VACANT SITE OF NO. 5.

"THESE LATERAL MOVEMENTS HAVE RENDERED THE BUILDING DANGEROUS, THE PGBS SAID. "THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH IT."

A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON SEPTEMBER 23 WAS POSTED ON THE BUILDING TODAY.

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