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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1989

GENERALLY, THE BRICKWORK IN THE WALLS WAS BADLY ERODED WITH

SOFT MORTAR JOINTS.

NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE PARTY WALLS, REAR MAIN WALLS AND THE FRONT MAIN WALLS, PARTICULARLY ABOVE DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS AS MANY OF THE TIMBER LINTELS WERE ROTTEN AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE, HE SAID.

THE LINTEL ABOVE THE DOOR OPENING TO GROUND FLOOR KITCHEN OF NO. 6 HAD ALREADY COLLAPSED, CAUSING PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE BRICK WALL ABOVE.

FURTHERMORE, MANY OF THE TIMBER FLOOR JOISTS IN NOS. 6, 8 AND 10 WERE DEFECTIVE, BEING SPLIT AND ROTTEN.

NOS.

OWING TO THE AGE AND THE ADVANCED STAGE OF DILAPIDATION, 6, 8 AND 10 WERE CONSIDERED TO BE BEYOND REASONABLE REPAIR. IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO CLOSE THEM FOR DEMOLITION.

IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT NOS. 12 AND 14, WHICH WERE OF CONSTRUCTION AND CONDITION TO NOS. 6, 8 AND 10, SHOULD ALSO BE

AND DEMOLISHED.

SIMILAR CLOSED

THEY WERE LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS AS IT WAS UNLIKELY THEY COULD SAFELY WITHSTAND THE EFFECTS OF DEMOLITION OF NOS. AND 10.

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KONG

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN HONG DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON JUNE 30 THIS YEAR WERE POSTED IN THE BUILDINGS TODAY.

CHILDREN'S DAY FESTIVITIES IN TUEN MUN

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TWO CARNIVALS WILL BE HELD IN EARLY APRIL IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT TO CELEBRATE "CHILDREN'S DAY".

THE FIRST, TO BE HELD BETWEEN 1.30 PM AND 5 PM ON SUNDAY (APRIL 2), WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE OPEN SPACE FACING THE SHUN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION WU SIU KUI PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ON TING ESTATE.

THE CARNIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE ON TING ESTATE ACTIVITIES ORGANISING COMMITTEE. IT WILL FEATURE GAME STALLS, A FAINTING COMPETITION AND VARIETY SHOWS.

ON APRIL 9 (SUNDAY), FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM, THE SAM SHING ESTATE CHILDREN'S DAY WILL BE STAGED IN THE BASKETBALL COURT NEXT TO THE SALVATION ARMY LAU NG YING PRIMARY SCHOOL.

PROGRAMMES OF THE DAY INCLUDE GAMES STALLS, ACROBATIC SHOW SINGING PERFORMANCES.

AND

BOTH EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN ADMISSION IS FREE.

DISTRICT BOARD

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