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FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1991

"THE FUEL EXEMPT FROM DUTY IS FOR USE IN THE FUEL EXEMPT DUTY IS FOR USE IN THAT VEHICLED ONLY AND RESALE OF THE FUEL IN KONG IS ILLEGAL," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STARTING FROM EARLY NEXT (JULY) MONTH, LEAFLETS EXPLAINING NEW NEASURES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

TO DRIVERS OF GOODS VEHICLES

CUSTOMS CONTROL POINTS AT MAN KAM TO, SHA TAU KOK AND LOK MA CHAU,

BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK DECLARED DANGEROUS

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930 SAME STREET

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE BUILDING CANTON ROAD IN MONG KOK AS DANGEROUS AND NO. 932 OF LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

GOVERNMENT

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (FRIDAY), THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING SURVEYOR (PGRS) SAID THE STRUCTURES WERK THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS, WITH NO. 930 CONSTRUCTED OF TIMBER ROOF AND AND NO. 932 CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE BEAMS. FLOORS AND ROOF.

FLOORS

BOTH BUILDINGS MAVE LOADBEARING BRICK AND MASONRY WALLS AND

AND SHARING A WITH PROJECTING VERANDAHS ON THE UPPER FLOORS,

COMMON

STAIRCASE.

THE BUILDINGS UNDERWENT REPAIRS IN 1979 AND HAVE BEEN PLACED SINCE UNDER PERIODIC SURVEILLANCE BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE 1982. THE BUILDING AT NO. 932 WAS REPAIRED AGAIN IN 1987.

AN INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING AT NO. 930 IN APRIL THIS YEAR

THAT SHOWED

MOVEMENT OF *FEE STRUCTURE HAD OCCURRED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND DETERIORATION IN THE CONCRETE DEAMS AND FLOOR SLABS TIMBER FLOORS AND STAIRS AND THE ROOF WAS IN EVIDENCE.

AND

FURTHERMORE DISTORTION OF THE VERANDAH SUPPORTING PIERS ON THE PAVEMENT HAS BEEN OBSERVED.

THE

IT IS NOTED THAT WITH THE APPARENT CONTINUING MOVEMENT OF

THESE BUILDING

PIERS ARF MOST LIKELY RE SUBJECT

ADDITIONAL TO HORIZONTAL PRESSURES THAT THEY WERF NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND.

THE PORS SAID THE BUILDING AT NO. 930 HAD DETERIORATED TO SUCH VIABLE REPAIR AND AN EXTENT THAT IT WAS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE BEYOND SHOULD BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS BEING DANGEROUS, IN PROTECT LIVES AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

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HE SAID THE RULEDING AT NO. 932 WHILE IN A BETTER CONDITION,

IT COULD WAS ALSO SUBJECT TO APPARENT MOVEMENT AND IT WAS FELT. THAT

WITHSTAND NOT SAFELY

THE DEMOLITION OF NO. SHOULD BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS BEING LEABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

930, AND, THEREFORE

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON AUGUST 21 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

/MEANWHILE, THE