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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1992
"QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE SENT EARLY NEXT MONTH то MORE THAN 10,000 INSTITUTIONS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THEM TO SUPPLY THE RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
REQUESTING
"THE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE HOSPITALS, CLINICS, MATERNITY HOMES, PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS' OFFICES, DENTAL SURGERIES, MEDICAL, X-RAY AND DENTAL LABORATORIES, DISPENSARIES, ELDERLY HOMES AND OPTICAL SHOPS, HE ADDED.
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IT IS HOPED THAT THESE INSTITUTIONS WOULD GIVE THE SURVEY FULL SUPPORT AND RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND FORMS TO THE STATISTICS UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON OR BEFORE JULY 16 THIS YEAR.
"THEIR PARTICIPATION AND CO-OPERATION ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE SURVEY A SUCCESS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND USED IN GLOBAL ANALYSIS ONLY.
A SIMILAR HEALTH MANPOWER SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 1990 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
PRE-QUALIFIED TENDERERS INVITED TO BID FOR TWO DEMOLITION WORKS
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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS INVITING PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO TENDER FOR THE DEMOLITION WORKS OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY AND TWO CHIMNEYS AT THE DISUSED LOK ON PAI DESALTER.
BOTH CONTRACTS WILL PERMIT THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL DEMOLITION METHODS.
THE DEMOLITION OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY IS SCHEDULED TO START IN OCTOBER AND TAKES ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
IT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE DEMOLITION
HONG KONG.
PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN
THE HISTORICAL YAMEN' BUILDING, IN THE CENTRE OF THE WALLED CITY, WILL BE PRESERVED DURING THE DEMOLITION.
ABOUT 2.7 HECTARES OF THE SITE WILL BE EARMARKED FOR A PUBLIC PARK, WITH THE YAMEN BUILDING AS THE CENTRAL THEME.
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