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Saturday, February 17, 1973
The spokesman recalled that fire losses during the last financial
year proved to be the costliest in the history of Hong Kong.
Two hundred and fifty people died and more than 1,400 others were
injured in fires and other emergencies during that period.
Direct financial losses from fires amounted to over 385 million.
ANIMAL POUND IN POKFULAM
The Government is to build an animal pound in Pokfulam to increase
existing quarantine accommodation and to provide better facilities to
deal with stray animals.
The new pound will replace the existing kennels in Kennedy Town,
and will be situated in a site off Victoria Road.
It will have four single-storey blocks providing 60 kennels for
various types of animals.
Work is expected to begin next April and will take about eight
months to complete.
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