Two blocks containing 48 quarters on Hong Kong Island was commenced before the end of the year. Construction was well in hand for six Senior Officers' Quarters at Beas Stables in the New Territories.
3.55. Construction commenced on the third stage of redevelopment at the Police Training School at Aberdeen. This consists of five blocks of quarters providing accommodation for women police inspectors and women police rank and file and for married police officers, together with 12,000 sq. ft. of office accommodation and three single-storey blocks containing stores, transport office, and caretakers' quarters.
3.56. Construction of the new Sub-divisional Police Station at Aberdeen was well advanced, and other works completed included a number of improvements to various Police Stations, a radio workshop at Police Headquarters, and two motor vehicle inspection centres at So Kon Po on Hong Kong Island and at Tsuen Wan in the New Territories, whilst work on a third centre at To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, was started.
3.57. Piling work for Stage III of the Police Headquarters building was nearing completion at the end of the year. This building will consist of a 20-storey high tower block rising from a 2-storey podium block, providing a net area of 128,000 sq. ft. of accommodation for police purposes and including facilities for helicopter operation.
Post Office Buildings
3.58. Work on fitting out private premises for use as post offices was completed at Wong Nei Chong Road, Happy Valley, and was nearing completion at Sai Kung, New Territories. Similar work was about to start on premises in Hennessy Road, Wan Chai.
Prisons Department Buildings
3.59. Construction of the new Women's Prison at Tai Lam in the New Territories was virtually completed by the end of the year. This prison will provide accommodation for 400 inmates and 150 staff and consists of several cottage-type buildings to separate the different categories of offender, a dormitory block, hospital, laundry, and staff quarters.
3.60. The second phase of the new Staff Training School and officers' quarters at Stanley was completed. The project consists of three classrooms, administrative offices, drill hall/gymnasium, dormitory, and
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