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Tuesday, October 23, 1973
EXTENSION TO CAROLINE HILL WORKSHOPS
Two new buildings will be added to the Public Works Department
Caroline Hill Workshops to provide extra space for the expansion of services
and the training of apprentices.
workshops.
The buildings will be constructed at the two ends of the existing
The main extension will be a five-storey building which will be
used for holding practical courses to train apprentices on the job and for
housing more workshops.
It will accommodate a number of offices, demonstration and
instrument rooms, three classrooms, a machine shop, an allied trade shop,
a fitting and engraving shop, mechanical plant and steam sections, a changing
room with lockers and a canteen.
There will also be facilities for formal trade tests for apprentices
and other craftsmen.
The other new building to be constructed will cover an area of
6,500 square feet in one storey.
The additional space in this building will provide more working
area for the existing vehicle workshop.
The sites of the new buildings were previously occupied by temporary
stractures which have been demolished.
Construction of the superstructure of the buildings is expected to
begin in January next year and be completed in mid-1975.
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