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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1985
IN OTHER CASES, THE BOARD APPROVED THE ISSUE OF A 12-MONTH LIQUOR LICENCE TO THE SCHOONER PUB IN HILLWOOD ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, THE DA DA DEPARTMENT STORE IN ELECTRIC ROAD, NORTH POINT ON CONDITION THAT NO LIQUOR BE SOLD AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HAPPY VALLEY FAST FOOD SHOP IN TAT CHEE AVENUE, YAU YAT CHUEN, FOR SELLING BEER ONLY, AND TO THE SHANGHAI NIGHT CLUB IN TAK HING STREET, TSIM SHA TSUI, WITH A RIDER THAT ITS EMPLOYEES MUST BE VETTED BY THE BOARD.
THE MEETING WAS PRESIDED OVER BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR KWAN LIM-HO, AND WAS ATTENDED BY COUNCILLORS MISS CECILIA YEUNG, MR SAMUEL WONG AND MRS MARGARET LI.
RSD'S MULTI-STOREY GARAGE OPENS
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THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MULTI-STOREY PURPOSE-BUILT GARAGE WAS OPENED IN KWAI CHUNG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO SERVICE ABOUT 130 OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S FLEET OF VEHICLES.
THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID THE DEPOT +REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP IN THE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGY TO PROVIDE SERVICING AND GARAGING FACILITIES FOR THE WHOLE OF ITS VEHICLE FLEET.+
THE SIX-STOREY DEPOT, BUILT AT A COST OF $50 MILLION, IS EQUIPPED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MODERN FACILITIES TO PROVIDE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND PARKING SPACES FOR SOME 130 VEHICLES. ONE OF ITS MANY UNIQUE FEATURES IS THAT IT HAS A FLOOR-LOADING CAPACITY OF 1.2 TONNES PER SQUARE METRE, MAKING IT CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING 25-TONNE VEHICLES.
MR HAMMOND SAID SIMILAR GARAGE FACILITIES WERE PLANNED FOR SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND YUEN LONG, ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT A MULTI-STOREY GARAGE WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THOSE PLACES WHICH PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE PROBLEM OF LAND CONSTRAINTS AS IN THE CASE OF KWAI CHUNG.
+ THE PROVISION OF THESE GARAGES WILL ENSURE THAT HIGH LEVELS OF VEHICLE AVAILABILITY CAN BE MAINTAINED, WHICH WILL, IN TURN, MEAN THAT THE NUMBER OF RESERVE VEHICLES CAN BE KEPT TO THE MINIMUM.
+THIS COMBINED WITH IMPROVED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING COMPUTERISATION OF THE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, IMPROVED OPERATING SYSTEMS, AND MORE TRAINING FOR DRIVERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. SHOULD ENSURE THAT WE GAIN THE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR MONEY FROM ALL OUR VEHICLE RESOURCES,+ MR HAMMOND SAID.
/IN ADDITION