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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1976
+APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE KUK
HAS BEEN FULLY DEMONSTRATED BY THE KUK'S SUCCESS IN FUND RAISING EFFORTS THIS YEAR. THE PROCEEDS TOTAL NEARLY 3 MILLION OF WHICH 0.87 MILLION WAS COLLECTED ON ITS FLAG DAY ALONE -- A RECORD IN THE KUK'S HISTORY,
+FINALLY ↓ SHOULD LIKE TO WISH THE PO LEUNG KUK EVERY SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE, AND MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION FOR ALL THOSE WHOSE WORK IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE KUK AND FOR THE DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN SO GENEROUSLY TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE.+
EXTENSION OF VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE
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THE VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE AT TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON IS TO BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE
INSPECTION OF TAXIS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES.
MR. W.T. MOK, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID TODAY WORK ON THE EXTENSION WAS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY JULY THIS YEAR.
THE WORKS, HE SAID, WOULD BASICALLY INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO BRAKE TESTING BAYS, FOUR INSPECTION PITS, TWO HYDRAULIC HOIST BAYS, A TAXI METER TESTING ROOM AND ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC WAITING OPEN SPACES.
ON COMPLETION OF THE EXTENSION AT TO KWA WAN, THE TEMPORARY VEHICLE TESTING CENTRE AT WHITFIELD BARRACKS IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROJECT.
LAST YEAR, ABOUT 8,000 PUBLIC VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED AT THE TO KWA WAN CENTRE AND ANOTHER 9,000 AT WHITFIELD BARRACKS.
WITH THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED AT TO KWA WAN BY THE P.W.D., IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE EXTENDED CENTRE WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ABOUT 20,000 INSPECTIONS A YEAR.
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