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KONDAL, JULY 3, 1978
PHASE II REMODELLING OF MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION
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WORK ON PHASE TWO OF THE REMODELLING OF MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF P.W.D.
MR. LEUNG MIN-SUN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE RAILWAY DIVISION, SAID THE WORK WOULD INVOLVE SITE FORMATION TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 14-STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS STAFF QUARTERS.
IN ADDITION, THE PRESENT LANE CONNECTING MONG KOKASTATION AND SAI YEE STREET WOULD BE WIDENED TO FORM A 10-METRE WIDE ROAD WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NEW STAFF QUARTERS AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NEW RAILWAY STATION.
MR. LEUNG SAID THAT A FOUL AND STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WOULD ALSO BE LAID TO SERVE THE NEW STAFF QUARTERS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT
12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE P.W.D. ON BEHALF OF THE KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT FOR 30 NEWLY
PROMOTED PRISON OFFICERS
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LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT WILL BE PRESENTED TO 30 NEWLY PROMOTED PRISON' OFFICERS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY.
THIS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE GROUP OF PROMOTIONS FROM THE RANKS IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. CHAN WAH-SHEK, WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRESS INTERVIEW AFTERWARDS.
MEDIA REPRÉSENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATIONS. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE FROM GUARDIAN HOUSE AT 32, OI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 2 P.M.
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