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Monday, October 30, 1972

IMPROVEMENTS TO KOWLOON POSTAL SORTING OFFICE

Work will begin soon on expanding and improving the facilities at

the Kowloon Postal Sorting Office in Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

The work involves alterations to the main building to cope with

increased parcel traffic and to deal with the problem of rat infestation and

excessive heat.

Costing more than $440,000, the building will be extended to provide

space for the public and a parcel acceptance section.

It is also intended to provide air-conditioning in the sorting office.

In addition, a transformer house will be built and a new 25-foot-wide

run-in will be provided for container vehicles collecting and delivering parcels

to the sorting office.

Since the peak period for outgoing parcels usually occurs between

September and November, construction work has been timed to begin in early

December and to be completed by August next year.

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