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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990

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DRAFT OZP REFERRED BACK FOR AMENDMENT

THE DRAFT MID-LEVELS WEST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAB BEEN REFERRED BACK TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENT,

THE DRAFT PLAN, TOGETHER WITH ALL UNWITHDRAWN OBJECTIONS, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON JULY 17 AS REQUIRED UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE.

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL CONSIDERED THAT THE DRAFT PLAN WAS NOT YET READY FOR APPROVAL BECAUSE SOME FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN WERE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID IT WAS QUITE COMMON FOR THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO REFER DRAFT PLANS CONSIDERED NOT YET READY FOR APPROVAL TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND AMENDMENT.

THE BOARD WOULD GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THE DRAFT PLAN AND DECIDE WHAT AMENDMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO MEET THE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS OF THE MID-LEVELS AREA, HE ADDED.

UNDER THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN AGREED BY THE BOARD WILL HAVE ΤΟ BK EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND ANY PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LODGE OBJECTIONS TO THE BOARD.

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REAR STAIRCASES OF FOUR POST-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY

REAR STAIRCASES TO FOUR BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK DANGEROUS.

(FRIDAY) DECLARED THE EXTERNAL

EIGHT-STOREY

BUILDINGS AT

138-144

HE ALSO DECLARED THE FOUR (EVEN NUMBERS), SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS,

THE PRINCIPAL

AND

GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR IN A STATEMENT,

FRAMED BUILDINGS SAID THE BUILDINGS ARE POST-WAR REINFORCED CONCRETE

PANEL WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS WALLS.

ROOFS

AND

BRICK

INFILL

BUILDINGS THE EXTERNAL STAIRCASES AT THE REAR SERVING THE SAID

SEVERELY SPALLED AND ARE AT AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DETERIORATION WITH CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS.

CONSIDERED

то BE

BEYOND REASONABLE

SUCH STAIRCASES ARE ECONOMIC REPAIR AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED.

/THE REAR