TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1985
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SITE APPROVED FOR USD TRAINING SCHOOL
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THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE THE BUILDING OF PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION FOR THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TRAINING SCHOOL AT LAI CHI KOK.
THE APPROVAL WAS GIVEN AFTER DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS DURING THE COMMITTEE STAGE AT THE COUNCIL'S OPEN MEETING TODAY.
AT PRESENT, THE VARIOUS COMPONENT UNITS OF THE SCHOOL ARE LOCATED SEPARATELY AT ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, KOWLOON PARK, AND AT 01 KWAN COURT AND GUARDIAN HOUSE IN HAPPY VALLEY.
IT HAS BEEN THE DEPARTMENT'S LONG-TERM PLAN TO PUT THEM ALL UNDER ONE ROOF IN PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION TO FORM A CENTRALISED DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
THE NEW TRAINING SCHOOL WILL BE LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH A DISTRICT LIBRARY AT THE LAI CHI KOK RECREATION CENTRE, NEXT TO THE LAI CHI KOK INDOOR GAMES HALL AND SWIMMING POOL.
THE SITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS CENTRAL LOCATION, ITS OPEN SPACE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND A PARK, WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.
ALSO, THE HILLY TERRAIN NEAR THE SCHOOL SITE OFFERS FACILITIES FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING IN PEST CONTROL WORK, THE USE OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DAILY EXERCISES FOR TRAINEES.
THE TOTAL COST FOR THE BUILDING OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL IS AROUND $41 MILLION.
VIEWS ON SPEAKER'S CORNERS BEING SOUGHT ******
THE URBAN COUNCIL IS STILL AWAITING COMMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL TO SET UP +SPEAKER'S CORNERS+ IN URBAN COUNCIL PARKS.
THIS WAS STATED BY MR HOWARD YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY MR WALTER SULKE AT THE COUNCIL'S OPEN MEETING TODAY.
/MR YOUNG