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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1982
NEW AMBULANCE DEPOT
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A NEW AMBULANCE DEPOT IS TO BE BUILT AT CHEUNG SHA WAN TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE DENSELY-POPULATED AREAS, INCLUDING LAI CHI KOK, SHAM SHUI PO AND MONG KOK.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL
OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPOT WILL BE BUILT ON A 1 320-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT
FAT TSEUNG STREET,
THE FOUR-STOREY DEPOT WILL COMPRISE BAYS FOR EIGHT AMBULANCES, OFFICES, A COMMUNICATION ROOM, A DINING AND RECREATIONAL ROOM, BARRACK ACCOMMODATION AND AN EXERCISE ROOM.
CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED IN MARCH
NEXT YEAR.
SUSPENSION OF CMB ROUTE 88 SERVICE
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CMB ROUTE 88 WILL SUSPEND ITS SERVICE FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 1),
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY,
THE DECISION WAS REACHED WHEN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT REVEALED A LOW PATRONAGE FOR THIS SERVICE.
AT PRESENT, THE ROUTE OPERATES BETWEEN CHAI WAN (HING WAH) AND CHAI WAN FERRY.
AS FROM MONDAY, PEOPLE WISHING TO USE THE CHAI WAN FERRY PIER CAN MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY MAXICAB NO. 20 WHICH RUNS BETWEEN SA! WAN HO AND THE FERRY SERVICES.
THE SITUATION WILL BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED, AND THE BUS SERVICE MAY BE REINTRODUCED IF THE NEED ARISES.