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WEDNESDAY, SPPTEMBER 18, 1991

THE FRONT WALL FACING GILMAN STREET THERE IS EVIDENCE OF OTHER MOVEMENT HAVING BUILDING.

IS MOVING OUTWARDS AND TAKEN PLACE WITHIN THE

THE PGBS SAID THE BUILDING WAS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED.

NUMBERS 22, 24 AND 26 WING ON STREET AND NOS. 21 AND 23 GILMAN STREET ARE ALL VERY DILAPIDATED WITH DEFECTIVE STRUCTURAL TIMBER JOISTS AND DETERIORATED LOADBEARING BRICKWORK.

THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTY WALLS FRONT AND REAR WALLS HAVING TAKEN PLACE, PARTICULARLY IN NOS. 23.

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HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT NOS. 22 AND 24, AND NOS. 21 23 ARE BY REASON OF THEIR DESIGN STRUCTURALLY DEPENDENT UPON FACH OTHER.

22 NUMBERS 24, 26 AND 23 WERE LAST REPAIRED IN 1971 WHILE NOS. AND 21 NEEDED EMERGENCY SHORING PRIOR TO REPAIR IN 1975 AND WERE ALSO SUBJECT TO MINOR REPAIR IN 1987.

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HE SAID IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT NO. 26 WING ON STREET COULD

AND 24 WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF NO. 28 AND THAT NOS. 22

WING ON STREET AND NOS. 21 AND 23 GILMAN STREET, WHICH ARK INTERDEPENDENT,. COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF NOS, 26 AND 28 WING ON STREET.

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AND THEREFORE, NOS. 22, 24 AND 26 WING ON STREET AND

STREET SHOULD 23 GILMAN

ALL BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS BRING CONSIDERED LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

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

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HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICES

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT EIGHT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL STAY OPEN ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 23), THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CHINESE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.

THEY ARE THE VIOLET PEEL HEALTH CENTRE AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND; KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, THE ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN KOWLOON; THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC, SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AND YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THESE CLINICS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM. ALL GENERAL OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED.

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