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TENDERS INVITED FOR BUILDING SHA TIN AMBULANCE DEPOT
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SHA TIN IS TO GET A NEW AMBULANCE DEPOT SOON. PILING WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, AND TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING ARE BEING INVITED TODAY.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY AND BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE DECISION TO BUILD THE NEW DEPOT WAS TAKEN TO MEET THE RISING DEMAND FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS, A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: +AND, OF COURSE, WITH THE VAST DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN DEMAND CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN MORE.+
THE DEPOT WILL BE BUILT ON A 2,060 SQUARE METRE SITE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE NEW SHA TIN DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND NEW TERRITORIES FIRE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
OF STANDARD DESIGN, THE TWO-STOREY DEPOT WILL ACCOMMODATE FOUR AMBULANCES, DUTY AND SERVICE ROOMS, OFFICES, A DINING AND RECREATION ROOM, BARRACK FOR THE STAFF ON DUTY AND ABLUTION FACILITIES.
ANCILLARY FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A STORE, AIR COMPRESSOR ROOM, UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK, FUELLING PUMP STATION AND A VEHICLE WASHING BAY.
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IMPROVING MEAT HYGIENE
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THE SLAUGHTER ING OF PIGS IS NOW A FULLY MECHANISED PROCESS AND A SIMILAR SYSTEM WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR CATTLE IN 1979, MR. BRIAN WILSON, DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE FIRST INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNMENT ABATTOIRS BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION.
MR. WILSON SAID THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SKILL, EFFICIENCY AND WELFARE OF BUTCHERS, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS SENT MASTER BUTCHERS OVERSEAS TO STUDY MODERN METHODS OF AN IMAL SLAUGHTER,
+THE DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY INTRODUCE AN INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE FOR ASSISTANT BUTCHERS, WITH THE OBJECT NOT ONLY OF IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS BUT ALSO OF DEVELOPING THEIR CAREER PROSPECTS,+ HE ADDED.
MR. WILSON ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE BUTCHERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF MEAT HYGIENE.
+WITH THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF MEAT IN THE ORDINARY DIET, IT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THIS FRESH MEAT IS FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. AVOIDING CONTAMINATION OF MEAT IN THE PROCESS OF BUTCHERY IS PART OF THE JOB.+
THE BUTCHERY GRADE WAS FIRST CREATED IN 1968 WHEN THE PRESENT KENNEDY TOWN ABATTOIR WAS COMPLETED.
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