TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1987
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NEW PREMISES FOR HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD TODAY (TUESDAY) ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT A PURPOSE-BUILT BUILDING TO HOUSE ALL THE PRESENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL {HKPC) UNDER ONE ROOF.
THE NEW BUILDING WILL GO UP ON A SITE IN THE KOWLOON TONG/YAU YAT CHUEN AREA, ADJACENT TO THE NEW CITY POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS. THE TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION OF THE NEW BUILDING IS 1990.
AT PRESENT THE HKPC REQUIRES TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION - LABORATORIES AND WORKSHOPS, AND OFFICE SPACE. THE OPERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL ARE NOW SCATTERED AROUND FIVE SEPARATE LOCATIONS IN LEASED SPACE. WITH PLANS TO EXPAND SERVICES TO MORE SPACE WOULD HAVE TO BE OBTAINED.
INDUSTRY,
THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING TODAY DECIDED THAT THE MOST SUITABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTION WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PURPOSE-BUILT HKPC BUILDING.
SPEAKING AFTER THE MEETING, THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THE NEW BUILDING SEEMED THE BEST SOLUTION ΤΟ THE LONG TERM NEEDS OF THE HKPC, AND CONSIDERATION WOULD NOW BE GIVEN TO THE CASE FOR PROVIDING A LOAN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND TO MEET THE COST OF THE NEW BUILDING ESTIMATED AT $125.9 MILLION SPREAD OVER THE PERIOD 1987 TO 1990.
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THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHOSEN SITE, AT THE JUNCTION OF THE EXTENSION OF TAT CHEE AVENUE AND ΤΟ YUEN STREET, ARE THAT IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE HKPC'S CLIENTS, BEING EQUIDISTANT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF KWAI CHUNG, TSUEN WAN AND KWUN TONG; IT HAS GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES, THERE IS A GOOD ENVIRONMENT; IT IS CLOSE TO THE NEW CAMPUS OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC; AND IT IS LARGE ENOUGH то PROVIDE SPACE FOR WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORIES.
LESS THAN METRES. THEREFORE, AND UNTIL THE HKPC
INITIALLY, SAID MR JACOBS, THE HKPC WOULD REQUIRE THE BUILDING'S TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 18,500 SQUARE IT IS INTENDED THAT, AS A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT REQUIRES ALL THE SPACE WITHIN THE BUILDING, THE SURPLUS BE LET TO BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN COMPATIBLE ACTIVITEIS, SUCH AS CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND INNOVATION, THE IMPROVED PROCESSES AND OTHER HIGH-TECHNOLOGY RELATED BUSINESSES.
APPLICATION OF
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