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MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1979
INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE NEARING COMPLETION
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THE STRUCTURAL WORK FOR THE TWO-STOREY INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, THE MAJOR SORTING OFFICE FOR HANDLING INTERNATIONAL MAIL TO AND FROM HONG KONG, IS NEARLY 75 PER CENT COMPLETE.
MR. PATRICK LEE, SENIOR ARCHITECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID THE WORK WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST.
+THE MAIL CENTRE IN HUNG HOM NEAR KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION, HE SAID, +WILL OCCUPY AN AREA OF 7,300 SQUARE METRES AND WILL ACCOMMODATE A 600 SQUARE-METRE MAIL SORTING AREA,+.
THERE WILL BE LOADING PLATFORMS TO RECEIVE MAIL BY RAIL, SEA AND ROAD AS WELL AS SPECIALISED SECURITY AREAS,
+PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INSURED PARCEL HANDLING AND STORAGE AREAS, RECEPTION AND DELIVERY OF REGISTERED ARTICLES, AS WELL AS SPECIALISED STOREROOMS AND A WORKSHOP, MR. LEE ADDED.
THE BUILDING WILL BE AIR-CONDITIONED AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A DINING ROOM, A REST ROOM AND RECREATION ROOM FOR STAFF.
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AUTOMATIC MAIL SORTING EQUIPMENT COSTING $22 MILLION WILL BE INSTALLED TO HANDLE THE INNUMERABLE ARTICLES OF MAIL WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH IT EACH YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF PWD SAID INSTALLATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-MARCH AND TRIALS WERE LIKELY LATE NEXT YEAR.
PLANS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE TO EXTEND THE RAILWAY FROM THE STATION TO THE CENTRE TO HANDLE MAIL FROM CHINA.
FOUR BERTHS WILL ALSO BE BUILT AT THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE TO ACCOMMODATE BOATS WITH SEAMAIL TO AND FROM HONG KONG.
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