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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992

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SUBSEQUENT DETAILED INSPECTION OF 48 GRAHAM STREET REVEALED THE EXISTENCE OF A NUMBER OF SERIOUS DEFECTS TO THE LOADBEARING WALLS, SOME OF WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE OCCURRED VERY RECENTLY SUGGESTING MOVEMENT OF THE REAR PORTION OF THE BUILDING WAS TAKING PLACE.

THAT

FURTHERMORE, MANY FLOOR JOISTS AND THE ALSO IN DEFECTIVE CONDITION.

TIMBER

STAIRCASE

WERE

A DANGER OF

OF COLLAPSE

THE REAR

BE

THE PGBS SAID THERE WAS PORTION OF 48 GRAHAM STREET, AND COUPLED WITH THE EXTENT OF THE DEFECTIVE STRUCTURAL TIMBERS IN THE BUILDING, THE STRUCTURE SHOULD CLOSED AS BEING DANGEROUS AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DEMOLISHED IN PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

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ORDER

ΤΟ

HE CONSIDERED

THAT 50 GRAHAM

STREET, WHICH WAS ALSO IN NOT SAFELY DILAPIDATED CONDITION AND HAVING SIGNS OF MOVEMENT, COULD

ALSO BE CLOSED AS WITHSTAND THE DEMOLITION OF 48 AND SHOULD

A LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DEMOLISHED IN OPERATION.

BEING JOINT

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MARCH 6 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

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GOVT LAND TO LET BY TENDER

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HONG

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCIES ON FOUR PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND.

ALL THE FOUR SITES ARE LOCATED AT TUNG TAU INDUSTRIAL AREA, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES,

THE SITES HAVE AREAS RANGING FROM 798 TO 846 SQUARE METRES AND ARE DESIGNATED FOR THE REPAIRS ■ AND/OR MAINTENCE (INCLUDING PAINT-SPRAYING) OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

THE TENANCIES ARE FOR TWO YEARS AND QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOÒN, FEBRUARY 21.

FORM OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICE AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AND TENDER PLAN INSPECTED AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AT YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG; THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND THE KOWLOON DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES, 10TH YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.

FLOOR,

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