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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1974

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OCCUPATION PERMITS ISSUED TO THREE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS

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THREE NEW SCHOOLS WERE AMONG 49 NEW BUILDINGS FOR WHICH OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED LAST MONTH. THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE NEW BUILDINGS AMOUNTED TO $110 MILLION.

THE THREE SCHOOL PREMISES CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION INCLUDED A SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WITHIN THE POLYTECHNIC AT HUNG HOM, A SEVEN-STOREY BUILDING OF THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH HONG KONG SYNDD IN KOWLOON TONG, AND A SIX-STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THE HONG KONG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN KWAI CHUNG.

MEANWHILE, BUILDING PLANS FOR A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WERE ALSO APPROVED.

ALTOGETHER, 50 NEW BUILDING PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE WERE APPROVED LAST MONTH. THESE INCLUDED PLANS FOR A HOTEL IN HAPPY VALLEY, A CINEMA IN SAU HAU PING AND A CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION AT KHAI CHUNG.

AT THE SAME TIME, CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON 52 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS AND APPROVAL FOR DEMOLITION OF 26 BUILDINGS MAS GIVEN.

ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN

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THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS YEAR'S MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ANTI-POLIOMYELITIS CAMPAIGN BEGINNING ON MARCH 18 WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF APRIL, WITH A TOTAL OF 36,286 DOSES OF ANTI- POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE ADMINISTERED.

DURING THE PERIOD, 7.514 DOSES WERE ADMINISTERED AMONG CHILDREN ON THE ISLAND, 19,838 IN KOWLOON, AND 8,934 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OF THESE, 13.365 WERE FIRST-DOSE, 13,058 SECOND DOSE, AND 9,863 BOOSTER-DOSE.

THE SECOND PHASE WAS INTENDED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST PHASE, CARRIED OUT EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY 2+ANTI- POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE IS AVAILABLE FREE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S MATERNAL AND CHILD 'HEALTH CENTRES.

*THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS ARE INTENDED TO REMIND MOTHERS

OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS SERVICE, AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.+

HE EXPLAINED THAT CAMPAIGNS +ENABLE HATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES TO DEAL WITH CASES THAT DO NOT COME UP DURING NORMAL SESSIONS.+

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