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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992

AT

PUBLIC ROAD, HONG

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI OPERATORS CAN COLLECT THE TABLES

DEPARTMENT; TRANSPORT

THE ALL LICENSING OFFICES OF THE VEHICLES SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT 2 MURRAY KONG; AND PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS OF ALL URBAN OF THE SHA TIN, KWAI TSING AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICES.

DISTRICT OFFICES AND

THE

TABLES AT

YUEN LONG

PUBLIC

AND

ENQUIRY

TUEN

MUN

NEW TERRITORIES TAXI OPERATORS CAN COLLECT THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES, EXCEPT HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE,

AND DEPARTMENT; THE PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION OF COUNTERS OF THE NORTH, SAI KUNG, DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE

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PO,

BOOKING FER

THE DEPARTMENT'S

NOTICE OF INCREASE IN LUGGAGE FARE AND TELEPHONE FOR LANTAU TAXI WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AND THE MUI WO DISTRICT OFFICE.

PLATE INSIDE DATE

TAXI OWNERS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THE TAXI FARE TAXIS SHOULD SHOW THE NEW FARE SCALE STARTING FROM THE EFFECTIVE OF JANUARY 31.

FLOOR IN YAU MA TEI BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE FIRST FLOOR OF KUNG SHEUNG MANSIONS, AN EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING AT 113-119 SHANGHAI STREET IN YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON TO BE DANGEROUS.

A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR (PGBS) SAID A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDER ON JANUARY 10 IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST TO THE SEVENTH FLOORS OF THE BUILDING WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 28 LAST YEAR.

THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AFTER BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE STAFF FOUND THAT CERTAIN UNAPPROVED ALTERATIONS HAD BEEN TAKING PLACE TO THE STAIRCASES AND THE ASSOCIATED INTER-CONNECTING BALCONIES, SERIOUSLY JEOPARDISING THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCIES.

THE PGBS SAID THE OWNERS OF THE SUBSEQUENTLY CARRIED OUT WORKS TO REINSTATE MEANS OF ESCAPE ARRANGEMENTS AND SUCH SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.

SECOND

THE

WORK

HENCE THE BUILDING AUTHORITY DID APPLICATION FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN RESPECT OF GROUND FLOOR ON JANUARY 10.

TO SEVENTH FLOORS ORIGINALLY APPROVED WERE FOUND то

BE

NOT PROCEED WITH THE

ALL FLOORS

THE ABOVE

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DUE HOWEVER, THE FIRST FLOOR REMAINED IN A DANGEROUS STATE THE PRESENCE OF UNAPPROVED ALTERATIONS TO THE BALCONY AND STAIRCASES WHICH FORM PART OF THE MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING, THE PGBS SAID.

/HE SAID