FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1978
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SHEK PIK MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON
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A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IS TO BE BUILT AT SHEK PIK ON LANTAU SHORTLY.
MR. PAUL YIU, SENIOR ARCHITECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAID THE SCHEME COMPRISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TEN BLOCKS RANGING FROM TWO TO FOUR STOREYS IN HEIGHT.
+EIGHT OF THE BLOCKS ARE INTER-CONNECTING AND TOGETHER THEY CONTAIN 482 CELLS WITH ABLUTION AND DINING AREAS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSROOMS AND ANCILLARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL FACILITIES, HE SAID.
+ THE TWO REMAINING BLOCKS ARE DETACHED FROM THE CELL UNIT. ONE OF THEM HOUSES A GYMNASIUM, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRY AND CENTRAL KITCHEN AND THE OTHER CONTAINS OFFICES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND VISITING FACILITIES AS WELL AS ACCOMMODATION FOR STAND-BY DUTY STAFF.+
MR. YIU SAID THAT OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREAS WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED.
THE WHOLE COMPLEX WILL BE BUILT INSIDE SECURITY WALLS WHICH ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT.
THE NEW PRISON IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF 1980.
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