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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,

1994

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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

EVENT. SUNDAY PARADE.

RECORD THIS THERE WILL BE TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEDIA TO

LINES ON THE FIRST WILL BE A FULL DRESS REHEARSAL AT MALAYA

TO FULL ACCESS

THE 6). (NOVEMBER

PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL HAVE

DRESS REHEARSAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE

OF GURKHAS, SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE GUARDROOM, TRAINING DEPOT BRIGADE

5.15 PM. JSPRS MALAYA LINES, SEK KONG AIRFIELD ROAD NO LATER THAN OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

то AND WALES

ACCREDITATION OF MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND TRANSPORT FROM THE PARADE ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 8), AT WHICH THE PRINCE OF WILL TAKE

BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION THE SALUTE, WILL BE ARRANGED SERVICES WHO WILL ISSUE DETAILS IN DUE COURSE.

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BD CONFIRMS NO IMMINENT DANGER

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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED AN INITIAL INspection OF THE 73 BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE MR HENRY IP AND COMFORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THEY WERE THE AUTHORISED ARCHITECT AND REGISTERED CONTRACTOR RESPECTIVELY FOR ALBERT HOUSE WHERE A CANOPY COLLAPSED ON AUGUST 1, 1994 IN ABERDEEN.

COMMENTING ON THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS, MRS HELEN YU, SAID: "OUR INITIAL INSPECTION HAS REVEALED NO INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE OR IMMINENT DANGER OR CAUSE FOR MAJOR CONCERN.'

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AMONG THE INSPECTED BUILDINGS, 67 WERE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE LATE ARCHITECT MR HENRY IP AND SIX BY COMFORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

THE INITIAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT AMONG THE BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE ARCHITECT, 27 HAVE CANOPIES, AND TWO OF THE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BY THE COMFORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAVE A CANOPY,

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WOULD, HOWEVER, TAKE ACTION TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE CANOPIES FOUND ON THOSE BUILDINGS.

"WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE PUBLIC. WE WISH TO ASSURE THEM AND OURSELVES THAT THE CANOPIES ARE STRUCTURALLY SAFE," MRS YU EMPHASISED.

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"THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WILL FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE CANOPIES ISSUE STATUTORY ORDERS TO THE PERSONS CONCERNED REQUIRING THEM HIRE AUTHORISED PERSONS TO DO SO. IF THE ORDERS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH, THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT WILL ARRANGE FOR THE WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN DEFAULT AND CHARGE THE COST TO THE PERSONS CONCERNED, NOTED.

MRS YU

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