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SATURDAY, JUNE 9. 1990

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"WE HOPE THAT THROUGH THESE PROGRAMMES THEY COULD OBTAIN ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CORRECT PERCEPTION OF LIFE IN MEETING. THE FUTURE CHALLENGE AND BECOMING A CITIZEN WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS."

AT THE SEMINAR, A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, A PSYCHIATRIST AND A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER GAVE TALKS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS TO MORE THAN 130 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND YOUTH WORKERS.

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SURVEY OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS STRUCTURE COMPLETED

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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AN INSPECTION SURVEY OF ALL PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN THE URBAN AREAS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE BUILT-UP AREAS OF TERRITORIES.

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THE SURVEY HAS IDENTIFIED 210 BUILDINGS AS BRING IN A DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL CONDITION REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION.

OF THESE, A TOTAL OF SEVEN HAVE ALREADY BEEN COURT ORDERS AND DEMOLITION ORDERS SERVED AGAINST THEM.

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ANOTHER 16,700 BUILDINGS WERE FOUND TO BE IN A SUSPECT STRUCTURAL CONDITION, NECESSITATING A MORE IN-DEPTH SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE EXTENT OF DETERIORATION.

UNDER THE SURVEY, WHICH TOOK MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE, A TOTAL OF 55,500 BUILDINGS WERE INSPECTED.

THE REMAINING 38,600 BUILDINGS WERE CONSIDERED ΤΟ BE IN A REASONABLE CONDITION AND UNLIKELY TO REQUIRE ANY MAJOR REPAIRS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID THE COMPLETION OF THIS PRELIMINARY EXTERNAL INSPECTION REPRESENTED ONLY THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EXERCISE.

IT WAS NECESSARY IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD TO FOLLOW UP AND INVESTIGATE ALL THOSE BUILDINGS FOUND TO BE IN A SUSPECT CONDITION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

DETAILS OF THE INSPECTION SURVEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, MR TONY SAMSON, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ΤΟ BE HELD ON MONDAY (JUNE 11) AT ROOM 1119, 11TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, CENTRAL.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.

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