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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1992

FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS UNTIL MARCH 31, 1994.

THEY ARE MRS RITA FAN HSU LAI-TAI, MR JAMES TO KUN-SUN, MR ROBERT GEORGE KOTEWALL AND MR HUT YUNG-CHUNG.

IN ADDITION, MR JUSTEIN WONG AND MRS MIRIAM LAU HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO AND THREE YEARS RESPECTIVELY AFTER THEIR TERMS EXPIRE AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR.

BUILDING IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL DECLARED DANGEROUS

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL IN SHEUNG WAN TO BE DANGEROUS,

BUILDING AT 206

THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE WAS

JN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (THURSDAY) GOVERNMENT BUILDING

(PGBS) SAID THE FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR

WITH COCKLOFT AND LOAD-BEARING WALLS WITH TIMBER STAIRCASE AND FLOORS

ROOF.

SURVEYOR BUILDING

THE BUILDING HAS BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION BY BUILDINGS SECTION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE TIME AND HAS PREVIOUSLY BERN ISSUED A REPAIR ORDER.

A CONSTRUCTED OF AND A CONCRETE

THE DANGEROUS FOR QUITE SOME

TIMBER SHORING HAS BEEN INSTALLED DURING THE DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AT 204 AND 208 ON THE SAME ROAD.

THE

THE OF THE WAS ALSO

RECENT INSPECTIONS SHOWED THAT MOVEMENT HAD TAKEN PLACE TO REAR WALE OF THE BUILDING AS SEEN BY THE BULGING AND FRACTURE WALL WHICH ACTS AS A RETAINING WALL TO ON WO LANE. THERE WATER SEEPAGE ON THE WALL.

THE PGBS SAID INSPECTION ALSO SHOWED THAT BUILDING WAS TAKING PLACE IN THE REAR PORTION FRACTURES ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING.

MOVEMENT OF THE AND THERE WERE

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PARTICULARLY PROTECT THE CLOSED

HE SAID THERE WAS DANGER OF A COLLAPSE OCCURRING WITHIN THE REAR PORTION OF THE BUILDING AND IN ORDER LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC, THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE AS BEING DANGEROUS AND BE DEMOLISHED.

ORDER FROM THE

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON JUNE 11 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

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