FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1984
+ I'M SURE YOU'VE FOUND FRESH ENERGY HERE TO GO BACK TO YOUR SCHOOLS TO APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNT -- WITH FRESH ZEST, FRESH ENTHUSIASM AND FRESH INTEREST, HE SAID TO THE 200 GRADUATES, WHO ARE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
THE RETRAINING, MR HAYE SAID, HAD ALSO +PUT TEACHERS IN GOOD COMPANY+ SO THAT WHEN THEY WENT BACK TO THEIR SCHOOLS THEY COULD FACE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS WHO HAD ALSO RECEIVED RETRAINING AT ILE.
QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL TO BE EXTENDED
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QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AT POK FU LAM IS TO BE EXTENDED AND IMPROVED TO PROVIDE BETTER MEDICAL SERVICES.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE INVITING CONTRACTORS TO TENDER FOR THE WORK, BUT THEY MUST PRE-QUALIFY FIRST BECAUSE OF THE SPECIALIST NATURE OF THE PROJECT.
APPLICATIONS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE PRE-QUAL IF ICATION LIST SHOULD REACH THE PRINCIPAL. GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT BY JUNE 29.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT TENDERS WILL BE CALLED IN A FEW MONTHS FROM THOSE CONTRACTORS WITH THE REQUIRED EXPERTISE.
TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO ADD 76 000 SQUARE METRES OF SPACE TO THE HOSPITAL.
ONE BUILDING OF 29 STOREYS WILL BE MAINLY FOR PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS.
THE OTHER, OF 12 STOREYS, WILL HOUSE THE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT AND VARIOUS MEDICAL UNITS AS WELL AS THE CUSTODIAL WARD AND ADDITIONAL CASUALTY FACILITIES.
THESE NEW BUILDINGS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BEDS AT THE HOSPITAL BY 844 TO 2 141.
IMPROVEMENT WORK WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT TO UPGRADE SOME OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES, SUCH AS EXTENDING THE KITCHEN, BUILDING A NEW MAIN ENTRANCE AND ALTERING THE CASUALTY BLOCK.
TUNNELS AND BRIDGES TO LINK THE EXTENSION BUILDINGS TO EXISTING HOSPITAL BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
THE WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
CONTRACTORS FOR THE PROJECT WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE HOSPITAL REMAINS FULLY OPERATIONAL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD AND THAT MINIMUM INCONVENIENCE WILL BE CAUSED.
DETAILS OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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