THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1983
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FIRE STATION FOR QUARRY BAY
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A $13.6 MILLION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TODAY BY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE UNISTRESS LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT IN SAI WAN HO.
IT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR TSENG KOANG-MIN, CHIEF AND ARCHITECT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY,
THE SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AMBULANCE DEPOT WILL BE BUILT IN WAI HANG STREET, TO SERVE THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF QUARRY BAY AND SAI WAN HO.
THE FIRE STATION WILL BE OF STANDARD DESIGN AND WILL HAVE AN APPLIANCE ROOM FOR FOUR FIRE ENGINES, A DRILL YARD, SERVICE ROOMS, OFFICES, CANTEEN, RECREATIONAL ROOM, BARRACKS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
THE FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE AMBULANCE DEPOT WILL INCLUDE SERVICE ROOMS, OFFICES, CANTEEN, RECREATIONAL ROOM, BARRACKS AND AN AMBULANCE YARD FOR FOUR AMBULANCES.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
NEW EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE HARBOUR WATER CONDITIONS
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OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF WATER CONDITIONS IN EASTERN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL RESULT FROM A $5.75 MILLION CONTRACT SIGNED TODAY BETWEEN THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND PERMTEK LIMITED,
THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SEWAGE PUMPING EQUIPMENT FOR THE EAST KOWLOON SEWAGE PUMPING STATION. THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL PERMIT BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION OF SCREENED SEWAGE EFFLUENTS BY THE PUMPING STATION,
THE SINGLE-STOREY PUMPING STATION IS BEING BUILT NEAR THE JUNCTION OF SUNG WONG TO ROAD AND TO KWA WAN ROAD BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT WILL AUGMENT THE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE EXISTING SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT AND SUBMARINE OUTFALL WHICH ARE TAKING AN INCREASING SEWAGE LOAD FROM KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN AND HUNG HOM DISTRICTS.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING SY THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR G.J. OSBORNE, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
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