will provide classrooms, trade workshops, laboratories for engineering and technical services, visual aids, assembly hall, canteen and administrative offices. The Institute will be the first of its kind in the Colony.
4.32. Work on the site formation and substructure for a Secondary Technical School at Kwun Tong was completed and the superstructure was well advanced. Site formation for a similar school at North Kowloon was completed and the superstructure contract was in hand. Funds were donated by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club for both these schools which, when completed, will each provide 21 teaching classrooms and 11 specialist rooms for science and technical subjects, general purpose room, assembly hall, library and offices.
4.33. Alterations to the Technical College Dyeing, Printing and Finishing Workshops, providing additional teaching facilities, were also completed.
Fire Services Buildings
4.34. Construction of the new Canton Road Fire Station complex was well advanced by the end of the year. This project, when completed, will provide the Fire Headquarters for Kowloon and the New Territories, main workshops for the maintenance of fire appliances, stores, accommodation for fire boats' crews, barrack accommodation and married quarters.
4.35. Piling work for a Fire Station at Kwai Chung was in hand whilst construction of a further fire station at King's Park was started. Both these stations are standard eleven-storey buildings and will provide two bays for fire appliances together with married quarters and children's play area.
General Government Buildings
4.36. On 23rd August, 1969, the Director of Public Works performed a traditional topping out ceremony on the roof of the new Government office building in Garden Road to mark the completion of the superstructure. This building, to be known as Murray Building, is 27 storeys high (including basements) and will house most of the Public Works Department. It has been built on the site of the former Murray Barracks and at the end of the year it was being fitted out ready for occupation.
4.37. Construction of the new Yau Ma Tei Government Slipway buildings was well advanced. This project will provide workshops and marine stores, a small post office and also some 130,000 square feet
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