MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1986
TENDERS INVITED TO BUILD NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS
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A NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX IS TO BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER JUNIOR POLICE MARRIED QUARTERS BUILDING IN WAN CHAI.
THE COMPLEX, WHICH WILL RELIEVE A SHORTAGE OF SPACE IN THE EXISTING HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN ARSENAL STREET, WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON A SITE AREA OF 6 600 SQUARE METRES.
IT WILL CONSIST OF A ONE-LEVEL BASEMENT AND A SEVEN-STOREY PODIUM WITH TOWER BLOCKS ON TOP.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN PHASES, WITH PRIORITY BEING GIVEN IN THE FIRST PHASE TO FACILITIES WHICH ARE MOST URGENTLY NEEDED TO MEET OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
THESE INCLUDE POLMIL HEADQUARTERS. HONG KONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE AND THE ASSOCIATED COMPUTER SUITE, WORKSHOPS AND STORES OF THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH, VEHICLE SERVICING FACILITIES, VEHICLE PARKING SPACES, FITNESS TRAINING FACILITIES AND FIRING RANGES.
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 1, WHICH INCLUDES THE BASEMENT AND PODIUM, IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1989.
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DEMOLITION OF THE POLICE QUARTERS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WORK STARTED ON THE SITE IN MARCH AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER.
WHEN THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED IT WILL HAVE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 34 900 SQUARE METRES.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASEMENT, WELL AS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DIAPHRAGM WALLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.
THIS WORK WILL START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE SEVEN MONTHS.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER 17.
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE PODIUM WILL START UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT ONCE THE BASEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
SEVEN MILLION PUBLIC ENQUIRIES RECEIVED
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MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION ENQUIRIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE RECEIVED AT THE 66 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
THE PESC'S PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
THE SERVICE