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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994

SAFETY FIRST ON DEMOLITION SITES

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NO

UNTIL ALL REMEDIAL WORK HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED, FURTHER DEMOLITION WORK WILL BE ALLOWED ON FIVE SITES WHERE DEMOLITION WORK WAS REPORTED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY.

(TUESDAY) SITES,

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF TODAY REVISITED THE 12 UNSATISFACTORY SITES AND FOUND THAT ON SEVEN REMEDIAL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

SUCH WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED ON THE OTHER FIVE SITES BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR/DEVELOPMENT

OF THE

DEPARTMENT, MR CLIVE PRECEDENCE OVER

SAID PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATION WOULD TAKE

VINEY, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

WITH THE

A NEW SUBMITTED

"OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT AUTHORISED PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL 12 SITES. IN ONE CASE, METHOD STATEMENT AND SEQUENCE OF DEMOLITION WILL HAVE TO BE FOR APPROVAL BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.

WORK INVOLVED THE PLANT FROM

HE ALSO SAID THE MORE EXTENSIVE REMEDIAL REMOVAL OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATED DEBRIS AND HEAVY UPPER FLOORS.

SITES ENTIRELY

"THESE OPERATIONS MAY HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF FURTHER DEMOLITION WORK BUT ARE IN FACT NECESSARY MEASURES TO MAKE THE SAFE AND SATISFACTORY," MR VINEY ADDED.

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EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF WALL COLLAPSE

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AN IMMEDIATE CASH RELIEF OF

HAS $5,000

BEEN

EACH FAMILY OF THOSE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN WALL COLLAPSE LAST FRIDAY.

DISTRIBUTED THE NATHAN ROAD

ΤΟ

CHARITIES

AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE CASH ASSISTANCE WAS MADE AVAILABLE THE

CHINESE GENERAL

FROM

FUND

WHICH WAS

MANAGED

BY

THE

DEPARTMENT.

STAFF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BART IRELAND, SAID HIS

OVER THE PAST HAD KEPT IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH THE BEREAVED FAMILIES FEW DAYS.

"THEY CAN REST ASSURED THAT THEY CAN THEY REQUIRE FURTHER HELP, HE ADDED.

APPROACH

US ANYTIME IF

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