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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1980
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR WAKE HAM AND MR SAINSBURY, WILL MEET THE PRESS IN THE GIS THEATRE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 13) AT 10.30 AM BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG LATER IN THE DAY.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE, TV CAMERA CREWS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE EARLY TO
SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
NEW HEALTH CENTRE FOR KWUN TONG ****
A NEW HEALTH CLINIC WILL SOON BE BUILT IN XWUN TONG TO PROVIDE MORE MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE AREA.
THE CLINIC, KNOWN AS YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE, WILL CONSIST OF A FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE CENTRE, CHEST CLINIC, SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINIC, HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE, GERIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC DAY CENTRES, A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY, A RADIODIAGNOSTIC UNIT, AS WELL AS PHYSIOTHERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHARMACY UNITS.
AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, A STAFF CANTEEN, KITCHEN, STAFF CHANGING ROOMS AND PARKING SPACES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN THE NEW CLINIC.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE CLINIC WOULD BE BUILT ON A 5 200-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT CHA KWO LING ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH YAU SHING STREET.
+THE PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN TWO STAGES, HE SAID, +STAGE ONE COMPRISES A SEVEN-STOREY MAIN BUILDING AND A SINGLE STOREY LOW BLOCK, THE TOTAL COST OF WHICH WAS CONTRIBUTED BY YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE CHARITY TRUST FUND.
+WORK ON STAGE TWO WILL INVOLVE THE BUILDING OF TWO ADDITIONAL FLOORS FOR A POLYCLINIC ON TOP OF THE LOW BLOCK,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TENDERS FOR SITE FORMATION WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN DECEMBER FOR COMPLETICH IN 12 MONTHS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PWD ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE.