XN000022-1993-04-19 — Page 7

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1993

THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 400 MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.

A 30-MINUTE FORUM WAS ALSO ARRANGED FOR PARTICIPANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS.

CLOSURE OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE SOUGHT

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO THE EXTERNAL WALL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF 18 SECOND STREET IN SAI YING PUN LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY SAID THE PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE ON THE UPPER PART OF THE FIRST FLOOR WAS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AT 2 UI ON LANE FOR SUPPORT, WHICH WAS EARLIER DECLARED LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS AND WILL BE DEMOLISHED.

INSPECTION OF THE THREE-STOREY UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE REVEALED

THAT THE BRICK LOADBEARING WALLS WERE IN POOR CONDITION.

THE PRE-WAR BUILDINGS AT 2-8 UI ON LANE WHICH WERE DECLARED DANGEROUS OR LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS ON MARCH 29 CANNOT BE SAFELY DEMOLISHED WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE STABILITY OF THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE AT 18 SECOND STREET.

THEREFORE THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT ON MAY 10 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY.

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FRESH WATER CUTS IN SAI KUNG AND TO KWA WAN

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FRESH WATER

TO FACILITATE WASTE DETECTION WORK ON WATER MAINS, SUPPLY TO ALL THE PREMISES AT MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG HOI PONG STREET, SAI KUNG MAIN STREET AND SAJ KUNG ROAD IN SAI KUNG WILL CUT FROM 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY (APREL 21) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

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IN

ALSO, DUE TO CONNECTION WORK ON WATER MAINS, SOME VILLAGES THE DISTRICT WILL NOT HAVE FRESH WATER SUPPLY FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM ON

WEDNESDAY.

THE AFFECTED VILLAGES INCLUDE PAK TAM CHUNG, TSAK YUE WU, KENG TEI, TSAM CHUK WAN, TAJ MONG TSAI, TAI PO

TSAI, TIT CHI SAN TIN HANG, TSO WO HANG, LONG KENG, TAI WAN, SHA HA AND WAN.

WONG

WONG SHAN,

CHUK

/ALSO INCLUDED