The Ingenieur Vol 59 July-Sept 2014 The Ingenieur Vo. 59, July-Sept 2014 | Page 60

INGENIEUR

MASS INSPECTION
OF OLD BUILDINGS
IN HONG KONG
A building collapse at 45J Ma Tau Wai Road, To
Kwa Wan, Kowloon triggered a mass inspection
of 4,000 buildings that were over 50 years old by
the Hong Kong Buildings Department.
The building at 45J Ma Tau Wai Road was an old,
five-storey tenement building (with a mezzan [