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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988

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PRE-WAR BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

*

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED A BUILDING 252 YU CHAU STREET, SHAM SHUI PO, TO BE LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

BUILDING

AT

SAID SURVEYOR

THE THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT

THREE FLOORS ON STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING, BUILT OF TIMBER ROOF AND CONCRETE

UNDER PERIODICAL SURVEILLANCE LOAD-BEARING BRICK

WALLS,

HAD BEEN

SINCE 1966.

OF

"THE VERANDAH IS APPROXIMATELY 75 MM OUT OF UPRIGHT AND ONE

WHICH HAS EXTENDED SLIGHTLY THE PIERS EXHIBITS A VERTICAL FRACTURE

UNARRESTED LATERAL MOVEMENT OF DURING THE RECENT MONTHS INDICATING THE VERANDAH TOWARDS THE STREET.

"THE VERANDAH BEAMS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FIRST

DETERIORATION.

THE

FLOOR SLAB

то BRICKWORK

THE

ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CONCRETE REAR ELEVATION IS VERY BADLY ERODED.'

HE SAID THE BUILDING REASONABLE REPAIR.

AS A WHOLE WAS CONSIDERED

BEYOND

VERANDAH DUR "ALSO, THERE IS A RISK OF SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF THE

EXTERNAL FORCE FROM VEHICULAR TO CONTINUED VIBRATION OR UNEXPECTED

NECESSARY ΤΟ CLOSE AND TRAFFIC PASSING THE STREET. IT IS THEREFORE DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING," HE SAID.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN DISTRICT COURT ON DECEMBER 8, 1988, WAS POSTED TODAY.

HONG KONG

TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD

TO

SECTIONS OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD IN SHA TIN WILL BE CLOSED

23 OCTOBER

ΤΟ 27 FOR ROAD TRAFFIC FROM OCTOBER 16 TO 20 AND FROM RESURFACING WORK, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.

LANE OF LION CLOSED

A 350-METRE LONG SECTION OF THE SOUTHBOUND SLOW ROCK TUNNEL ROAD NEAR THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA WILL BE DAILY FROM 9.30 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY ON OCTOBER 17, 19 AND 20.

16 (SUNDAY),

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FROM 9.30 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT MORNING ON OCTOBER

SOUTHBOUND 24, 25 AND 27 A 350-METRE LONG SECTION OF THE

+ OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD NORTH OF HUNG MUI KUK INTERCHANGE BE CLOSED.

(SUNDAY),

SLOW LANE WILL

ALSO

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH OUT FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE.

SIGNS

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