PRH 7
香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1976
NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR BRITISH FORCES
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN BUILDING A NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BRITISH FORCES.
TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW 27-STOREY COMPLEX TO BE BUILT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE H.M.S. TAMAR, ARE NOW BEING CALLED.
THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR COMPLEX IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ITEMS IN THE P.W.D.'S BUILDING PROGRAMME TO REHOUSE BRITISH MILITARY UNITS NOW BASED AT VICTORIA BARRACKS AND R.A.F. KAI TAK.
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THE PROGRAMME -- COSTING $174 MILLION FOLLOWS A TIGHT SCHEDULE AIMED AT HAVING THE NEW SERVICE FACILITIES READY IN TIME FOR ABOUT 65 HECTARES OF MILITARY LAND TO BE HANDED BACK TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN KEEPING WITH THE NEW DEFENCE COST AGREEMENT.
UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE 48.5-HECTARE KAI TAK SITE IS DUE TO BE RETURNED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BY MARCH 31, 1978 AND THE VICTORIA BARRACKS SITE OF 16.5 HECTARES BY MARCH 31, 1979.
ITEMS IN THE BUILDING PROGRAMME INCLUDE NEW SERVICE FACILITIES IN EXISTING CAMPS SUCH AS SHEK KONG, OSBORN BARRACKS, STANLEY FORT AND GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES FROM BOTH KAI TAK AND VICTORIA BARRACKS.
WORK ON THESE IS PROGRESSING ON A WIDE FRONT AND MORE CONTRACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
MR. CHUI HAY-MAN, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID TODAY BUILDING WORK ON THE NEW HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX WOULD BEGIN IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SITE FOR THE COMPLEX HAD ALREADY BEEN CLEARED AND PILING WORK WAS PROGRESSING WELL.
+ THE COMPLEX WILL BASICALLY CONSIST OF A 22-STOREY TOWER BUILT OVER A FIVE-STOREY PODIUM,+ SAID MR. CHUI.
/+THE PODIUM
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