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Newly-built roof-top structure in Kwun Tong to be closed

The Buildings Department announced today (Friday) that a newly-erected roof- top structure at Nos. 19-29 Mut Wah Street, Kwun Tong will be closed for demolition.

A Notice of Intention was issued to the owners of the building this morning informing them that the department would apply from the Hong Kong District Court for closing the structure on March 14, 1997.

The department's Chief Building Surveyor (Control and Enforcement), Mr Au Choi-kai, said the structure was found under construction upon an inspection to the building.

"Priority enforcement action will be taken against all unauthorised structures who are either newly-erected or under construction to contain the growth of illegal

structures.

"A demolition order will then be served on the owners. We will not hesitate to initiate prosecution action if they fails to comply with the Order," Mr Au said.

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Courses on drug education for secondary school teachers

A number of vacancies of drug education courses are still available for secondary school teachers, the Principal Inspector (Biological Sciences) of the Education Department. Mr Ho Chung-nin, said today (Friday)

said.

"School heads are urged to nominate their teachers to attend these courses," he

A total of five courses on drug education will be held between November 16 and December 13.

"Aided and government schools may apply for employment of supply teachers to take up the lessons of teachers attending the course which is held on school days," Mr Ho said.

"To support the Government's efforts to beat drug, the department has set the target to train one teacher on drug education for every local secondary school by 1997.