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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1976
NEW FIRE STATION FOR TSING YI ISLAND
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WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE STATION ON TSING YI ISLAND.
THE NEW OCCUPYING AN AREA OF OVER 27,000 SQUARE FEET, STATION IS CONVENIENTLY SITUATED ON A SITE NEAR THE BRIDGE.
IT WILL BE A THREE-STOREY BUILDING WITH FOUR BAYS FOR FIRE APPLIANCES AND WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE EXISTING FIRE STATION WHICH IS ACCOMMODATED IN SUB-STANDARD TEMPORARY PREMISES.
OTHER FEATURES WILL INCLUDE A DRILL YARD, OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, BARRACK AND LOCKER ROOMS, AND CANTEEN AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
UPON COMPLETION IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, A MAJOR PUMP. A PUMP ESCAPE AND A LIGHT RESCUE UNIT WILL BE BASED AT THE STATION.
COMMENTING ON THE PROJECT TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID : +WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SOPHISTICATED INDUSTRY AND THE EXPECTED BUILDUP OF POPULATION ON THE ISLAND, IT IS CONSIDERED OF GREAT IMPORTANCE THAT ADEQUATE FIRE COVER BE PROVIDED.+
+IN FACT,+ HE POINTED OUT, THE PLANNING OF NEW FIRE AND AMBULANCE DEPOTS IS GOVERNED BY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AREA, BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, TO ENSURE THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE READILY AVAILABLE WHERE THE NEED ARISES.+
MEANWHILE, PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO BUILD A BERTH FOR FIREBOATS ON TSING YI SO AS TO KEEP PACE WITH ITS RAPID : DEVELOPMENT.
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