WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1984
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ARMY ACCOMMODATION TO BE BUILT AT BORDER
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TWO SINGLE-STOREY BLOCKS ARE TO BE BUILT AT THE BORDER TO ACCOMMODATE SOLDIERS ON ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DUTIES.
THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT MA TSO LUNG AND PAK FU SHAN.
A $3.4 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE TWO PROJECTS HAS BEEN AWARDED TO PING KEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE BLOCK AT MA TSO LUNG WILL BE BUILT ON A 4 500-SQUARE-METRE SITE NEAR LOK MA CHAU POLICE STATION, WHILE THE PAK FU SHAN BLOCK WILL OCCUPY ABOUT 4 000 SQUARE METRES AT LIN MA HANG ROAD.
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FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE OPERATIONS ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, KITCHENS, TOILETS, DRYING ROOMS, STOREROOMS, SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION AND BASKET BALL AND VOLLEY BALL COURTS.
THE BASKET BALL COURT AT MA TSO LUNG WILL ALSO SERVE AS A HELIPAD.
WORK ON BOTH PROJECTS WILL START THIS WEEK AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT NINE ACCOMMODATION BLOCKS FOR THE MILITARY ALONG THE BORDER.
PARK WITH AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION
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THE CENTRAL PARK IN SHA TIN, WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT A COST OF $50 MILLION, WILL BE WATERED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT IS OPENED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
A $1.24 MILLION CONTRACT TO DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO PATERSON SIMONS (HONG KONG) LIMITED.
WORK WILL INCLUDE LAYING WATER PIPES AND INSTALLING PUMPS, FILTERS AND SPRINKLER HEADS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
THE PARK IS SITUATED BETWEEN SHA TIN TOWN CENTRE AND THE SHING MUN RIVER AND WILL PROVIDE A RANGE OF FACILITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
MAJOR FEATURES WILL INCLUDE A PAVED PLAZA PROVIDING A SETTING FOR THE CULTURAL COMPLEX, FOUNTAINS AND AN OPEN-AIR BANDSTAND THEATRE WHICH WILL BE SHADED BY AN AWNING AND TREES.
OTHER FEATURES WILL BE A PROMENADE AND A CYCLE TRACK ALONG THE 800-METRE RIVER FRONTAGE, A LARGE ARTIFICIAL HILL AND WATERFALL, A TROPICAL GARDEN, ADVENTURE PLAY AREAS, PONDS AND PAVILIONS.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK BEGAN IN MAY LAST YEAR.
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