SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1990
IN ADDITION A NEW MARINE POLICE BASE FOR WEST DIVISION AT TAI LAM CHUNG IS DUE TO BE HANDED OVER NEXT MONTH.
AND FACILITIES "BEYOND THE DREAMS" OF MARINE POLICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BIGGEST AND BEST MARINE HEADQUARTERS, TO BE BUILT FOR EAST DIVISION AT TUI MIN HOI.
"THE BASE AT TUI MIN HOI WILL INCORPORATE ALL WE'VE LEARNED FROM HINDSIGHT AT OTHER BASES AND WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE EXCELLENT FACILITIES PROVIDED AT THE SOUTH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AT ABERDEEN," THE CHIEF STAFF INSPECTOR, MARINE BUILDINGS, IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, MR DAVE WEAVER, SAID.
THE USE OF THE SHAM SHUI PO FERRY PIER IN THE WEST OF KOWLOON AND THE NEW SAI WAN HO HEADQUARTERS ON HONG KONG ISLAND OF HARBOUR DIVISION'S WIDESPREAD WATERS ARE SEEN IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DIVISION, WHICH CAPE COLLINSON IN THE EAST TO DISCOVERY BAY, ON LANTAU ISLAND WAN ISLAND IN THE WEST.
AT THE EAST AS A MAJOR OPERATES FROM AND MA
"HARBOUR IS AN INCREASINGLY BUSY DIVISION WITH INCREASING VESSELS USING IT," MR WEAVER SAID. "THE OPERATING FACILITY AT SHAM SHUI PO AND THE NEW BASE AT SAI WAN HO WILL TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE WE GIVE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE HARBOUR.
"WE ANTICIPATE THAT SAI WAN HO WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN JUNE THIS YEAR, POSSIBLY SOONER.
TAI LAM CHUNG MARINE POLICE BASE WILL PROVIDE LOCKER CHANGING, MESS AND CANTEEN FACILITIES FOR WEST DIVISION.
THERE WILL ALSO BE
OFFICES, A SLIPWAY WITH A TROLLEY FOR SLIPPING VESSELS, A NEW PIER, CRANE AND SMALL BOAT BERTHING FACILITIES.
THE NEW BASE WILL ALLOW THE OLD CASTLE PEAK POLICE STATION ΤΟ BE HANDED BACK TO THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE.
WEST DIVISION MARINE HEADQUARTERS WILL REMAIN POSITION NEAR THE NEW BASE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
AT ITS PRESENT
HOI, SAI KUNG, WOULD
MR WEAVER SAID THE NEW BASE AT TUI MIN HAVE FACILITIES "STILL BEYOND THE DREAMS OF MARINE POLICE".
"IT WILL BE THE BIGGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED BASE THE MARINE POLICE WILL EVER HAVE."
THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING, DUE FOR COMPLETION IN AUGUST 1991, WILL INCORPORATE SOPHISTICATED SULLAGING FACILITIES OF ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE AND OFFERING GREATER SAFETY TO CREWS.
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