TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1978
NEW FIRE STATION FOR SHA TIN
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A NEW DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IS TO BE BUILT IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN SOON TO COPE WITH ITS DEVELOPMENT.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FIRE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, ARE INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY.
MR. K.M. TSENG, CHIEF ARCHITECT, SAID THAT THE PROJECT WOULD OCCUPY A 9,000-SQUARE-METRE SITE ADJACENT TO THE SHING MUN RIVER
IN SHA TIN.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. TSENG SAID THAT THE DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION WOULD BE OF STANDARD DESIGN.
+ THE THREE-STOREY STATION WILL HAVE ROOM FOR 10 FIRE APPLIANCES, HE SAID. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE DUTY AND SERVICES ROOMS, OFFICES, LECTURE ROOM, BARRACK ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONÁL STAFF ON DUTY, DINING AND RECREATIONAL AREAS, A DRILL YARD WITH A DRILL TOWER AND A STORE FOR DANGEROUS GOODS.+
A SEPARATE TWO-STOREY BUILDING ON THE SAME SITE WOULD PROVIDE OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES FIRE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, SAID MR. TSENG.
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