THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1982
WORK STARTS ON NEW RED CROSS CENTRE
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THE HONG KONG RED CROSS WILL SOON HAVE A NEW CENTRE AT KING'S PARK RISE, EQUIPPED WITH MODERN FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, ALLOCATION AND ISSUE OF BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
SPEAKING AT THE FOUNDATION-STONE-LAYING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE BRADBURY CENTRE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR S.H. LEE, DESCRIBED THE PROJECT AS +YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JOINT EFFORTS BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY+.
+WE ARE VERY HAPPY INDEED TO WITNESS THE RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS IN THE FORM OF A BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE CENTRE, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
THE CENTRE WILL FIRST BE BUILT UP TO THREE STOREYS BUT WILL BE SO DESIGNED AS TO ALLOW TWO MORE STOREYS TO BE PUT ON IF REQUIRED.
IT WILL HOUSE A BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE WHICH WILL CENTRALISE ALL ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER ONE ROOF, AND WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY FACILITIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, TESTING, PROCESSING AND PROPER STORAGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS.
IT WILL ALSO ALLOCATE AND DISTRIBUTE BLOOD TO ALL HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG.
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS BY SIR RUN RUN SHAW AND THE BRADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST FUND, WITH THE GOVERNMENT MEETING THE BALANCE OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND RECURRENT COSTS.
PARTIAL CLOSURE OF MURRAY BARRACKS OPEN AIR CAR PARK
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MORE THAN 20 PARKING SPACES IN THE MURRAY BARRACKS OPEN AIR CAR PARK WILL BE CLOSED FROM SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 18) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE CLOSURE IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE MURRAY HOUSE.
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