WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1983
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UN OFFICIAL VISITS CHI MA WAN
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THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES' DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, MR PAUL-MICHEL NEGIB MOUSSALLI, TODAY VISITED REFUGEES LIVING IN THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR RICHARD HIGGINBOTTOM, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CLINTON LEEKS, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY (REFUGEES), AND UNHCR OFFICIALS.
MR MOUSSALL LATER FLEW BY HELICOPTER TO STANLEY, WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER.
HE THEN VISITED THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AND ITS NEWLY OPENED EXTENSION, AND SAW OFFICERS UNDERGOING TRAINING.
AFTER LUNCH AT THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY, MR MOUSSALLI WENT TO THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT FOR TALKS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT THE REFUGEE SITUATION HERE.
60 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MAY
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SIXTY NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN MAY THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 63 IN MAY LAST YEAR AND 39 IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
OF THESE NEW PLANS, 27 WERE FOR NEW BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, NINE FOR KOWLOON AND 24 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY INCLUDE A MARKET AND CLINIC IN TAI PO ROAD, A SCHOOL EXTENSION IN KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, KWAI CHUNG, A CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR YAN CHAI HOSPITAL AND AN EXTENSION FOR POK OF HOSPITAL.
THE DECLARED COST OF ALL THESE NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS $482.7 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $704.9 MILLION IN MAY LAST YEAR.
THE USABLE FLOOR AREA TOTALS 193 974.5 SQUARE METRES, COMPRISING 164 431.0 SQUARE METRES OF NON-DOMESTIC AND 29 543.5 SQUARE METRES OF DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE ALSO GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 43 PROJECTS. THEY INCLUDE A SCHOOL EXTENSION IN WONG MA KOK ROAD AND A MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE AT SANDY BAY.
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