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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991

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BE

THE PGBS SAID THE BUILDINGS WERE NOW CONSIDERED TO

IN ORDER TO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED PROTECT LIVES AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

HOND

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT ON NOVEMBER 18 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

BUILDING AUTHORITY THE

MEANWHILE,

ALSO SHANGHAI STREET, MONG KOK, TO BE DANGEROUS AND NO. STREET LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

636 DECLARED NO.

634 OF THE SAMB

PRE-WAR THREE-STOREY

BUILDINGS WITH

AND

PROJECTING VERANDAHS

THE STRUCTURES ARE COCKLOFTS SHARING A COMMON STAIRCASE OF COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION HAVING LOADBEARING BRICK AND MASONRY WALLS WITH ON THE UPPER FLOORS.

IS

OF CONSTRUCTED THE BUILDING AT NO. 636

TIMBER ROOF AND FLOORS AND NO. 634 OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS, FLOORS AND ROOF.

THE BUILDINGS AT NO8. 634 AND 636 UNDERWENT REPAIRS IN 1987 AND BY: 1988 RESPECTIVELY AND HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER PERIODIC SURVEILLANCE THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SINCE THEN.

BUILDINGS HAD

ВВ CONTINUING.

SLABS AND

RECENT INSPECTIONS SHOWED THAT MOVEMENTS OF THE

ΤΟ AND APPEARED OCCURRED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FURTHERMORE, DETERIORATION IN THE CONCRETE BEAMS AND FLOOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOF IS EVIDENT.

EXTENT THÁT THE PGBS SAID NO. 636 HAD DETERIORATED TO SUCH AN

BE CLOSED IT WAS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD THEREFORE AND DEMOLISHED IN ORDER TO PROTECT LIVES AND PUBLIC SAFETY, WHILE NO.

ALSO

ΤΟ SUBJECT 634, WHICH WAS

WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF NO.

MINOR 636 AND

MOVEMENT COULD

SHOULD THEREFORE

NOT SAFELY

ALSO

CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED AS BEING LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

BR

HONG

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT ON NOVEMBER 18 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

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GOVERNMENT LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SALE OF TWO PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND LOCATED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE FIRST SITE IS LOCATED IN AREA 478, FANLING.

IT HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 2,463 SQUARE METRES AND 19 INTENDED FOR PETROL FILLING STATION EXCLUDING ANY LUBRICATING OR SERVICING FACILITIES.

THE FILLING