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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1975
SITTING-OUT AREA FOR SHEUNG WAN RESIDENTS
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A SITTING-OUT AREA WILL BE BUILT AT WING LEE STREET IN SHEUNG WAN TO PROVIDE A REST PLACE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DENSELY-POPULATED AREA.
THE SITE, WHICH MEASURES NEARLY 8,000 SQUARE FEET IS MADE UP OF TWO TIERS OF LEVELLED LAND CARVED FROM THE SLOPES. IT WAS CLEARED OF SQUATTERS RECENTLY.
EACH OF THE TWO LEVELLED AREAS WILL BE PAVED AND PROVIDED WITH FLOWER BEDS, CREEPER BOXES AND PARK BENCHES. THE TWO AREAS WILL BE LINKED BY CONCRETE STEPS AND CONNECTED TO AN EXISTING SITTING-OUT AREA ON THE EAST.
THE SURROUNDING SLOPES WILL BE TURFED AND TREES WILL BE PLANTED THERE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS.
NEW CELL BLOCK FOR STANLEY PRISON ******
AN ADDITIONAL CELL BLOCK WILL SHORTLY BE BUILT IN STANLEY PRISON.
THE THREE-STOREY BUILDING, TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE PRISON COMPOUND, WILL PROVIDE 80 REFRACTORY CELLS.
OTHER SUPPORTING FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE TWO WORKSHOPS, VISITING ROOMS, PANTRY, AN ENCLOSED EXERCISE YARD AND AN ADJUDICATION ROOM.
FEET.
THE NEW BLOCK WILL COVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 8,200 SQUARE
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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