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MR TSE FOOK-LAM

MR WONG KIN-WING

MR WONG WAH-CHEONG

MR WU KI-FOOK

ORDER OF ST JOHN

MR IVOR DALGLEISH

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1992

WALLED CITY PHASE II-B CLEARANCE COMPLETED

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COMPLETED

THE PHASE II-B OF THE WALLED CITY CLEARANCE WAS SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY),

A TOTAL OF 131 HOUSEHOLDS WERE RECOVERED. OF THIS NUMBER, 96. PREMISES WERE FOUND TO BE VACANT, SIX HOUSEHOLDS LEFT VOLUNTARILY WHILE 24 LEFT ON PERSUASION. ONLY FIVE HAD TO BE EVICTED.

TWO POLICE OFFICERS, ONE WORKER AND ONE BUILDINGS AND LANDS STAFF MEMBER WERE ATTACKED AND INJURED BY A CLEAREE DURING THE OPERATION. THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED AND DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL.

BUILDINGS IN SHEUNG WAN DECLARED DANGEROUS

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE BUILDING AT 47 BONHAM STRAND IN SHEUNG WAN TO BE DANGEROUS WHILE 49 OF THE STREET LIABLE BECOME DANGEROUS.

THE PRINCIPAL THE STRUCTURES

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (TUESDAY), GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR (PGBS) POINTED OUT THAT WERE FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR ONES WITH COCKLOFTS, AND CONSTRUCTED OF LOADBEARING BRICKWALLS.

THE BUILDING AT 47 HAS JOISTS AND 49 HAS PARTLY TIMBER FLOORS AND TIMBER ROOF JOISTS,

TIMBER FLOOR, STAIRCASES AND ROOF AND PARTLY CONCRETE STAIRCASE

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HE SAID THE BUILDINGS

HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION BY DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE QUITE SOME TIME AND REPAIR ORDERS HAD TWICE BEEN ISSUED TO BOTH BUILDINGS.

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