FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1984
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NEW FIRE STATION IN VICTORIA BARRACKS
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A NEW SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN
VICTORIA BARRACKS TO REPLACE THE TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN GARDEN ROAD WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW BANK OF CHINA BUILDING AND A CIRCULATORY ROAD SYSTEM.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED THE $8.6 MILLION CONTRACT TO HUNG LEE LAM KEE BUILDING CONTRACTOR LTD FOR THE PROJECT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID THAT THE NEW FIRE STATION WOULD BE BUILT ON A 2 220-SQUARE-METRE SITE AND EFFORTS WOULD BE MADE TO BLEND IT WITH THE BARRACKS ENVIRONMENT.
A STANDARD FIRE STATION BUILDING IS FIVE STOREYS HIGH, BUT THE NEW STATION WILL HAVE ONLY FOUR STOREYS SO AS TO PRESERVE THE VIEW FROM FLAGSTAFF HOUSE, FORMER HOME OF THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, AND NOW THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE.
A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TREES WOULD BE PRESERVED, HE SAID.
THE NEW STATION WILL CONSIST OF A FOUR-BAY APPLIANCE ROOM, OFFICES, QUARTERS, A CANTEEN, A RECREATION AREA AND A DRILL YARD,
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.
STUDENTS AGAINST DRUGS
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, MR KARL STUMPF WILL ANNOUNCE THE DETAILS OF THE +STUDENTS AGAINST DRUGS MOVEMENT+, WHICH IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR'6 ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 8), AT 2.30 PM AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR ISAAC CHOW WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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