LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
Construction is nearly complete on several projects in support of the new airport. These comprise radar and telecommunication stations on hill-tops and island sites around Chek Lap Kok. On Chek Lap Kok itself, the construction of the Air Traffic Control Complex and Air Traffic Control Tower, airport police station, sub- divisional fire station and Government Flying Service base is on track. Work on the air mail centre is due to start in 1996.
Major medical projects started during the year include the specialist out-patient clinic at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Hospital Authority Building, the Military Hospital at Gun Club Hill, the specialist out-patient clinic at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Tai Po Infirmary and Convalescent Hospital, and refurbishments and improvements to the Kwong Wah Hospital and the Princess Margaret Hospital, all of which are expected to be completed in 1997. Projects due for completion in 1996 include the Ha Kwai Chung Polyclinic, plus refurbishments and improvements to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and redevelopments of the Castle Peak Hospital and the Jockey Club Institute of Radiology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Projects completed during 1995 include the Queen Mary Hospital extension and improvement, the extension block at Princess Margaret Hospital, the Wong Chuk Hang Complex for the elderly, and major improvement works at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Buddhist Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital and the Hong Kong Eye Hospital.
Six primary and four secondary schools were completed in 1995 under the School Building Programme. One prevocational school and one secondary technical school were also completed. Construction started on nine primary schools, eight secondary schools, one prevocational school and two special schools.
Several Urban Council projects were completed, including Fung Tak Road Park; the Chinese garden at the former Kowloon Walled City; and the new jaguar enclosure at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Regional Council projects completed during the year included district open spaces at Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Sha Tin, the first phase of the conversion of the water sterilisation systems to ozone at several swimming pools, and a public toilet to serve the increasing number of visitors to the Po Lin Monastery at Ngong Ping on Lantau. Work on the Regional Council Heritage Museum, at Sha Tin, should begin early in 1996.
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Projects completed for the disciplined services included the Fire Services married quarters at Tseung Kwan O and the new Police Headquarters Complex Phase II. Projects under construction included Causeway Bay Divisional Fire Station, Tung Chung Police Station and quarters at Wong Tai Sin, Ngau Chi Wan, Chai Wan and Pik Uk.
Planning for various military reprovisioning projects continued during the year. These included the construction of a naval base on the south shore of Stonecutters Island, a military hospital in the Gun Club Hill Barracks, a military warehouse in Shek Kong and a joint movement unit at the new airport at Chek Lap Kok. Construction of a government dockyard on the north shore of Stonecutters Island was completed in 1995.
Project management services offered to subsidised projects included the permanent campus of the Open Learning Institute in Ho Man Tin, construction of which was completed in 1995. Vetting and advisory services on building developments, repairs and maintenance continued to be provided to other departments and private
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