THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1987
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FIRE STATION TO BE AIR-CONDITIONED
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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $746 000 CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM IN A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AMBULANCE DEPOT AT JUNK BAY.
WORK HAS STARTED AND BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 1988.
THE STATION AND DEPOT ARE BEING BUILT ON A 4 600-SQUARE-METRE SITE OPPOSITE PO LAM ESTATE TO PROVIDE FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES FOR A POPULATION OF 223 000 IN PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.
BOTH BUILDING ARE OF FOUR STOREYS. A NINE-STOREY DRILL TOWER, DRILL YARDS AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED.
DETAILS OF UNIVERSITY DESIGN COMPETITION
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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL BE HELD AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 3 PM.
CHAIRING THE CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL WORKS AND BUILDING PROJECTS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DR CHAN NAI-KEONG.
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, MR IAN MACPHERSON, AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL ADVISER TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, MR KEITH ROPER, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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