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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1991

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BUILDING DECLARED LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY

HAS

DECLARED A PRE-WAR

BUILDING

AT

391-393 SHANGHAI STREET IN YAU MA TEI LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED

GOVERNMENT BUILDING

TODAY

THE (TUESDAY),

THE SAID

STRUCTURE LOADBEARING BRICK AND

PRINCIPAL

WAS A MASONRY

ON THE

SURVEYOR (PGBS) THREE-STOREY BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF

WALLS WITH CONCRETE FLOORS, BEAMS AND ROOF AND WITH VERANDAHS UPPER FLOORS.

BEEN

UNDER

THE BUILDING HAD ORDINANCE OFFICE SINCE 1983.

SURVEILLANCE

BY

THE BUILDINGS

IT WAS NOTED THAT IN 1986 SOME MOVEMENT OF TAKEN PLACE.

THE STRUCTURE HAD

HE SAID AN INSPECTION IN MARCH THIS YEAR

LOCATIONS VARIOUS MOVEMENT HAD OCCURRED AT

FLOOR

FURTHER SLABS CONCRETE BEAMS AND VERANDAH PIERS ON THE FOOTPATH WERE ALSO VERY POOR.

HAD

SHOWED THAT FURTHER AND CONDITIONS IN THE AND THE DETERIORATED

THE BUILDING WAS

CONSIDERED THEREFORE

TO BE BEYOND VIABLE

REPAIR.

IN ORDER TO PROTECT

LIVES

SAFETY, THE BUILDING SHOULD BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS IT WAS LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

AND PUBLIC

NOTICE OF INTENTION

ΤΟ

APPLY

FOR CLOSURE ORDER

UNDER THE

16 WAS

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON JULY POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

SALT WATER SUPPLY SUSPENSION

CHUNG,

SUPPLY OF SALT WATER TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SHEUNG KWAI

AM TO 6 PM ON THURSDAY NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 9

STATION (MAY 16) DUE TO SUSPENSION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO A PUMPING IN THE DISTRICT.

AFFECT LEI

MUK

ESTATE, SHUR

SHEK YAM

THE SUSPENSION WILL ESTATE, SHEK LEI ESTATE AND WO Y1 HOP ROAD.

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