TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935
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NEW FIRE STATION FOR SHA TIN
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A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TIN SUM AREA OF SHA TIN.
THE FIVE-STOREY BUILDINGS WILL BE LOCATED ON A COMBINED SITE BETWEEN HIN KENG AND LUNG HANG ESTATES.
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN EACH OF THE BUILDINGS WILL INCLUDE AN APPLIANCE ROOM, WATCH ROOM, OFFICES, BARRACKS, EXERCISE AND RECREATION ROOMS AND CANTEEN,
AN EIGHT-STOREY DRILL TOWER WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE COMBINED DRILL YARD TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES.
THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1986.
POLICE STATION TO BE BUILT IN TAI PO
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $17 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION IN TAI PO.
THE NEW STATION, TO BE BUILT ON A 5 100-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT NAM WAN ROAD NEAR THE TOWN CENTRE, WILL CONSIST OF A THREE- STOREY PODIUM AND A 16-STOREY TOWER BLOCK,
FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED WILL INCLUDE OFFICES, PUBLIC REPORTING FACILITIES, BARRACKS, CELLS, CANTEEN AND MESS FACILITIES, DOG KENNELS, EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND VEHICLE PARKING AND SERVICING FACILITIES.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 1987.
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