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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1988

BUILDING

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ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS TO BE CLOSED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY 15. TO SEEK THE CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS ON THE ROOFTOP OF PREMISES AT 108-118 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON, SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT DANGER ΤΟ THE OCCUPIERS OR TO THE PUBLIC.

THE CLOSURE OF THE ILLEGAL WORKS OVER THE 14TH FLOOR PREMISES IS PART OF AN EXERCISE TO ENFORCE THE ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THESE 11LEGAL STRUCTURES.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON JUNE 29 WERE POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY

(MONDAY).

DEMOLITION WORK WILL START ONCE THE CLOSURE ORDERS ARE

OBTAINED.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY } STOOD AT 30.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 178.133 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

286.623 MILLION

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED CUBAO METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 18.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

TEMPORARY U-TURN ON WATERLOO ROAD

TO FACILITATE THE

RECONSTRUCTION

OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD MAKE

FROM U-TURNS FLYOVER, NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO

WATERLOO ROAD SOUTHBOUND ONTO WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND OUTSIDE KOWLOON HOSPITAL BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY (MAY 5).

AFFECTED MOTORISTS

WILL

HAVE TO TRAVEL SHEUNG HING

STREET,

VIA WATERLO0 ROAD CHING

PUI

SOUTHBOUND, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND.

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