2.50. Work was nearing completion on two Marine Police Operational Bases at Tai Lam Chung and Tai Po Kau and working drawings were in hand for a third base at Aberdeen.
2.51. Extensions to Aberdeen Police Station were under construction and contract documents were prepared for extensions to Ta Kwu Ling Police Station. Work on a programme of improvements at a number of other police stations was also completed.
2.52. Work was finished on the new Peng Chau Island Police Post and sketch plans were prepared for the Lamma Island Police Post.
Police Quarters
2.53. Construction was completed at North Point on a project which provides 669 police rank and file married quarters together with a standard Government Primary School. Building construction was proceeding on another scheme at Kennedy Town to provide 720 rank and file married quarters and also a primary school. In addition, construction was started on another large scheme at Wong Tai Sin. Building work was also proceeding on rank and file married quarters at Aberdeen for the staff of the Aberdeen Training School and the Marine Police Operational Base.
2.54. The construction of 72 Type III quarters at Ede Road, Kowloon Tong, was completed for allocation as Police Inspectorate and non-departmental quarters. Sketch plans were completed for 48 Police Inspectorate Quarters at Park Road; for a further 48 identical quarters at Tin Hau Temple Road and for 70 more such quarters at Ho Man Tin in Kowloon. Improvements were carried out at a number of junior Police officers' quarters.
POST OFFICE BUILDING
Kowloon Central Post Office
2.55. The contract for the basement was completed and construction started on the superstructure which will consist of 18 floors and a penthouse for services. Apart from the air-conditioning plant in the basement, the Post Office will occupy the basement, ground, mezzanine, and three upper floors. The remaining 13 floors will provide about 65,000 square feet nett of office accommodation for various Government departments.
Other Post Office Buildings
2.56. Construction progressed during the year on a building at Cheung Sha Wan which will provide a post office and sorting facilities on the
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