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Thursday, September 21, 1972
The Princess Margaret Hospital will consist of two wings of
The latter is expected
1,300 beds each - general and psychiatric.
to be operative in 1976.
The site is on the Lai Chi Kok promontory between the densely-
populated area of north-west Kowloon and the rapidly developing townships of
Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan. It is conveniently situated to both these
areas, and will also be readily available for the admission of patients
from the western New Territories.
Tenders were only recently called for the construction of staff
quarters, including a school for psychiatric nurses.
CHAI WAN TO HAVE A NEW PEST CONTROL OFFICE
Chai Wan.
A new pest control office is to be built at Lin Shing Road in
Costing about $143,000, the project involves the construction of
a single-storey concrete building of about 1,000 square feet. It will
contain barrack accommodation for 10 anti-malarial officers of the Urban
Services Department and storerooms for larvicide and various anti-malarial
equipment.
Construction work will begin in early November and take about
five months.
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