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A ceremony was held today (Thursday) to mark the official handover of the Centre by the Architectural Services Department to the Government Property Agency.
With a total gross floor area of 60,500 square metres, the Centre will provide the Government Supplies Department (GSD) with a purpose-built warehouse equipped with modern storage facilities and handling equipment.
The Centre will replace the two existing GSD's complexes at Oil Street in North Point and Lai Chi Kok Road in Cheung Sha Wan, as well as storage facilities for other government departments currently in rented accommodation.
Other users of the Centre include Urban Services Department, Customs and Excise Department, Inland Revenue Department, Immigration Department, Government Laboratory and Department of Health.
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Stonecutters Island Naval Base civil works completed
Civil works for the Stonecutters Island Naval Base have been completed on schedule, representing a major milestone towards the completion of the project.
The civil works contract, designed and managed by the Port Works Division of Civil Engineering Department, was awarded in November 1994 and completed in less than 24 months.
A ceremony was held today (Thursday) to mark completion of the works, which included reclamation of about 12 hectares of land, construction of 2.1 kilometres of seawalls and breakwaters as well as associated service tunnel and stormwater drains.
The completed reclamation and service tunnel were already handed over to the Architectural Services Department for the staged construction of the buildings and other infrastructural elements for the naval base,
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