WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1984
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE: THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN: THE REGISTRAR SUPREME COURT, MR NICHOLAS BARNETT, AND MRS BARNETT, SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE TOURED THE NEW BUILDING.
LOCATED IN QUEENSWAY, THE 22-STOREY NEW SUPREME COURT COMPRISES A SIX-STOREY PODIUM AND A 16-STOREY TOWER BLOCK. IT PROVIDES A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 55 800 SQUARE METRES HOUSING 36 COURTROOMS, JUDGES' CHAMBERS, A LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND REGISTRIES
IT ALSO CONTAINS A HOLDING UNIT FOR THE OF THE SUPREME COURT. CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFFICE, A PRESS ROOM AND A CAR PARK.
ITS SITE FORMATION BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1980, AND THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 1984 AT A COST OF ABOUT $218 MILLION.
SIR EDWARD CONVEYS CONDOLENCES ON MRS GANDHI'S DEATH
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TODAY EXPRESSED HIS DEEP SENSE OF SHOCK ON HEARING THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF MRS INDIRA GANDHI. ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, SIR EDWARD CONVEYED CONDOLENCES TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF INDIA.
CONSULTANTS REPORT ON TSING YI
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THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE HAS BEEN DONE TO REDUCE TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL THE POTENTIAL RISK POSED BY THE MOBIL'S OIL INSTALLATION TO THE MAYFAIR GARDENS HOUSING COMPLEX ON TSING YI ISLAND.
THIS FOLLOWS A REVIEW, AT THE REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, OF THE EFFECTS OF ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY MOBIL ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GAS ADVISER AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AT ITS MEETING YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) TO CONSIDER THE LATEST POSITION, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THAT THE RISK HAD BEEN REDUCED AND THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO REMOVE THE OIL INSTALLATION.
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