Gov’t stresses monitoring repair work of Guia Hill landslide

Local authorities said that relevant services have contacted the tenants of the affected units caused by the landslide that occurred near the back of the Ka On Kok building, located along Estrada de S. Francisco.

Residents of the neighborhood where last Thursday’s Guia Hill landslide happened have criticized the government for not heeding their warnings that such an incident could occur.

The landslide took place behind the public hospital’s future infectious disease building, where construction was underway.

In a statement, the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) said that they had begun the “urgent cleaning and protection work and directly contacted the respective owners.”

“With a view to stabilizing the slope and providing access for the machines to the lower part of the slope, the government is carrying out the backfill work at the adjacent private construction site, in order to carry out the slope consolidation work and ensure the safety of the execution of the later works,” the joint statement read.

At the same time, the bureaus have also begun cleaning and sealing the damaged areas. The works are reportedly “progressing rapidly, according to plan, which may be adjusted according to the safety of the site and meteorological conditions.”

Bearing in mind that a section of the old city wall, classified as a heritage site, is located at the place where the landslide took place, the relevant government services are coordinating further work in order to ensure the safety of residents. LV