FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1987
ACTING GOVERNOR LEAVING FOR LONDON
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON AT 9 PM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 1) BY FLIGHT BA 20.
WHILE IN LONDON SIR DAVID WILL HAVE CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ON MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ACTING GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE. THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM BY 8 PM.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW POLICE HQ TO START
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASEMENT, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DIAPHRAGM WALLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOR THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX IN ARSENAL STREET, WAN CHAI, WILL START NEXT MONTH.
THIS FOLLOWS THE AWARD OF A $28.6 MILLION CONTRACT TO T.S. WONG AND COMPANY LIMITED.
THE COMPLEX, WHICH WILL RELIEVE SHORTAGE OF SPACE IN THE PRESENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN ARSENAL STREET, WILL BE BUILT ON A 6 600-SQUARE-METRE SITE.
IT WILL CONSIST OF A ONE-LEVEL BASEMENT AND A SEVEN-STOREY POD TUM 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.
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