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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981
HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED FROM THE OUTSET WITH ALL THE MAJOR POST-WAR GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL PROJECTS, FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, THROUGH PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL AND KOWLOON HOSPITAL EXTENSIONS TO THE RECENTLY OPENED PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, THE SHATIN TEACHING HOSPITAL NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND TO THE TUEN MUN HOSPITAL AND THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL EXTENSIONS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE NOW BEING DESIGNED.+
MR STEAN GAVE SPECIAL MENTION TO TWO PROJECTS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL AND THE KOWLOON HOSPITAL EXTENSION WITH WHICH MR WONG WAS ASSOCIATED.
HE SAID THAT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ON WHICH MR WONG AND MR JOHN HIRST WORKED HAD BEEN AWARDED THE RIBA BRONZE MEDAL AS A BUILDING BEST DESERVING RECOGNITION AMONG BUILDINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN 1961 AND 1963.
THE KOWLOON HOSPITAL EXTENSION, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1973 WAS AWARDED THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SILVER MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE.
JARDINES EXECUTIVES VISIT NEW TOWNS
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MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE STAFF OF JARDINE, MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED SPENT TODAY (THURSDAY) IN THE NEW TERRITORIES UPDATING THEMSELVES ON THE LATEST PROGRESS IN BUILDING THE NEW TOWNS.
AFTER A BRIEF ING AT NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT, MISS DENISE YUE, THE PARTY TRAVELLED TO TSUEN WAN WHERE THE TOWN MANAGER, DR JAMES HAYES, BRIEFED THEM ON COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRY IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT',
IN TUEN MUN, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, BRIEFED THE PARTY ON 'NEW PEOPLE AND NEW INDUSTRY IN A NEW TOWN'.
THE EXECUTIVES ALSO VISITED TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WHERE THE SUBJECT OF THE BRIEFING BY THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR OF THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, MR P.K. WONG, WAS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
A NEW TOWN CONCEPT'.
THE LAST CALL WAS SHA TIN FOR A BRIEFING ON 'PEOPLE AND THE NEW TOWN ENVIRONMENT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE.
A TOTAL OF 20 EXECUTIVES FROM THE COMPANY TOOK PART IN THE VISIT.
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