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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1978
MORE PEOPLE ALSO USED TAXIS LAST YEAR. THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED THAT 665,000 PEOPLE TRAVELLED BY TAXI EACH DAY LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 591,000 IN 1976.
THE NUMBER OF COMMUTERS USING PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND MAXICABS ALSO ROSE FROM 1.595 MILLION A DAY IN 1976 TO ABOUT 1.615 MILLION LAST YEAR.
HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING PUBLIC HIRE CARS DROPPED FROM 47,000 PER DAY IN 1976 TO 33,000 LAST YEAR. THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE PHASING OUT OF PUBLIC HIRE CARS WHICH ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CONVERTED INTO TAXIS OR PRIVATE CARS WITH CONTRACT HIRE CAR PERMITS.
TENDERS FOR KOWLOON TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BEGIN WORK SHORTLY ON A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN KOWLOON TONG.
THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ON STAGE ONE WERE CALLED TODAY BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE P.W.D.
MR. PATRICK LEE, P.W.D.'S SENIOR ARCHITECT, SAID THAT THE INSTITUTE, OCCUPYING AN AREA OF JUST OVER TWO HECTARES, WOULD BE SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF RENFREW ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD AND OPPOSITE TO THE OSBORNE BARRACKS.
THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMPRISES A FOUR-STOREY ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND A FIVE-STOREY TEACHING BLOCK WITH 55 CLASSROOMS, SPECIAL ROOMS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDING COURSES FOR ENGINEERING, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICAL DESIGN.
MR. LEE SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ASSEMBLY HALL WITH COVERED PLAY AREA AND CANTEEN FACILITIES ON THE GROUND FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE QUARTERS FOR MINOR STAFF.
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HE SAID THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE, BOTH THE TEACHING AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCKS, SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE 1979-80 ACADEMIC YEAR.
WORK ON OTHER PARTS OF THE SCHOOL WOULD TAKE ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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