Renovation plan of affected building ready in 10 days

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Newsdesk

Cecilia U
[email protected] Some units of the building affected by the recent tour bus accident fail to meet safety standards and have to be repaired before being reoccupied, said Li Can Feng, Director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT). He made the comments on the sidelines of a meeting with the follow-up committee for land and pubic concession affairs at the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The plan for renovation is expected to be made within 10 days.
DSSOPT said yesterday in a statement that the Bureau has inspected the building. The inspection report shows that most of the building is safe for the evacuated families to return home. However, the ground floor in particular is more seriously damaged, with the structural pillar affected.
The ground floor shop and five units, namely Block C on the first to fifth floor, are deemed unsafe. An inspection committee has been formed to follow up on the situation of the impacted building.
Mr. Li said the renovation will focus on the structure of the building to achieve the safety requirements laid down by the General Regulation of Urban Construction. Emergent reinforcements of the building are also ongoing to prepare for next week’s expected typhoon.
Mr. Li also indicated that the case involves public security and that as such all expenditure on building reinforcement and inspection will be met for the moment by the government. The money will be recovered from the responsible party in the future.
A tourist bus crashed into the building on Rua da Entena on Monday, injuring at least 30 Mainland Chinese tourists, ten of whom remain hospitalised with one of them in intensive care after undergoing craniocerebral surgery.