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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1987
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REQUESTS FOR DB FUNDS UNDER STUDY
MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S CULTURE, RECREATION SPORTS COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS AND A REPORT ON THE DISTRICT'S ACTIVITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN.
MODERN LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT FOR TUEN MUN HOSPITAL
MODERN LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT WILL BE INSTALLED IN TUEN MUN HOSPITAL, WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $14 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WHEN THE LAUNDRY BECOMES OPERATIONAL IN JULY 1989, IT WILL SERVE NOT ONLY THE HOSPITAL ITSELF BUT ALSO CASTLE PEAR HOSPITAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN TURN MUN 'AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO AWARDED A CONTRACT VALUED AT $685,000 FOR INSTALLING A LIFT IN THE LAUNDRY.
THE HOSPITAL, DUE FOR COMPLETION IN LATE 1988, WILL SERVICE THE POPULATION OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL HAVE 1,656 BEDS AND COST ABOUT $2 BILLION..
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 65 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR.380.842 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 374.261 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 63.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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