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Tuesday,

September 11, 1973

NEW QUARTERS FOR IMMIGRATION STAFF

Uniformed staff of the Immigration Department will soon be provided

with now quarters at Chatham Road to meet operational requirements,

Sub-structure work on the 18,500-square-foot site opposite the

Hung Hom police station has been completed, and work on the super-structure

will start next month.

The new quarters will comprise two separate blocks, one 12 storeys

and the other eight storeys high. Together they will provide 40 flats,

each with two or three bedrooms.

Parking spaces for 46 cars will also be provided.

Commenting on the project, a spokesman for the Immigration Department

said it was necessary to provide quarters in the urban area to accommodate

disciplined staff for operational reasons.

At present, only a few officers at the outlying posts of Lowu and

Sheung Shui are provided with quarters.

With the completion of the new quarters, a nucleus of uniformod

staff can be called on quickly and conveniently when sudden needs arise for

additional nanpower," he said.

It is expected that the new quarters will be completed and ready

for occupation at the beginning of 1975.

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