MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1980
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GOVERNMENT LAUNDRY TAKING SHAPE AT PIK UK
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THE SECOND MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAUNDRY, AT PIK UK IN CLEARWATER BAY ROAD, IS A STEP NEARER COMPLETION.
WORK ON ITS FIVE-STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE STARTED LAST APRIL AND IS NOW ALMOST FINISHED.
COMMENTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE $29 MILLION PROJECT.
MR S.C. KWAN, CHIEF ARCHITECT IN THE PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE SAID THE NEXT STAGE WOULD BE TO INSTALL VARIOUS BUILDING SERVICES AND LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT.
+WHEN READY FOR USE EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE LAUNDRY WILL HANDLE DIRTY CLOTHING AND LINEN FROM GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN KOWLOON AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE A MINIMUM THROUGHPUT OF ABOUT 454 000 KG PER MONTH.
+THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE ABLE TO WASH, DRY, AND IRON MATERIAL FROM FULL-SIZE BEDSHEETS TO THE SMALLEST OPERATION CAPS AND BABY NAPKINS, HE SAID,
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NEW COURTS FOR SQUASH PLAYERS ******
TWO MORE SQUASH COURTS WILL BE BUILT AT VICTORIA PARK IN VIEW OF THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THE SPORT. THEY WILL BE BUILT NEXT TO THE EXISTING COURTS.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH IS FINANCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW FACILITIES WOULD BE PROVIDED IN A BUILDING SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE ONE HOUSING THE EXISTING COURTS.
THERE WILL BE MALE AND FEMALE CHANGING ROOMS AND TOILETS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JUNE AND TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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