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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1976

NEW SECONDARY TECHNICAL

SCHOOL FOR TSUEN WAN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BEGIN WORK SHORTLY ON A NEW SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE INVITED IN THIS WEEK'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

MR. F. HO-ASJOE, CHIEF ARCHITECT, P.W.D., SAID TODAY BUILDING WORK WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MID-JULY THIS YEAR AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 1977.

THE SCHOOL WILL CONSIST OF THREE INTERLOCKING BLOCKS OCCUPYING A 4,650-SQUARE-METRE (ABOUT 50,000 SQ. FT.) SITE AT HA KWAI CHUNG, EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM EITHER HING SHING ROAD OR WING FONG ROAD.

THE MAIN TEACHING BLOCK, WILL BE A FIVE-STOREY BUILDING PROVIDING 24 CLASSROOMS ON THE UPPER FLOORS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CHANGING FACILITIES ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIX-STOREY BLOCK PROVIDING 16 SPECIAL ROOMS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, METAL AND WOOD WORKS, AS WELL AS A LIBRARY AND WORKSHOPS.

THE TEACHING BLOCK WILL BE CONNECTED BY AN ASSEMBLY BLOCK CONSISTING OF A 600-SQUARE-METRE ASSEMBLY HALL, STAGE AND A COVERED PLAY AREA.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEPARATE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND STAFF QUARTERS.

WATER INTERRUPTION

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TWO AREAS IN SAN PO KONG WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS STARTING FROM 1 A.M. ON THURSDAY (MAY 20) TO FACILITATE A LEAKAGE TEST.

THE FIRST AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY CHOI HUNG ROAD, TSEUK LUK STREET, AND TAI YAU STREET INCLUDING SHEUNG HEI STREET, WHILE THE OTHER IS BOUNDED BY CHOI HUNG ROAD, YAN OI STREET, FOO YUEN STREET, SHUNG LING STREET, YI LUN STREET, HONG KEUNG STREET AND TSEUK LUK STREET INCLUDING YIN HING STREET AND KAM WING STREET,

IN TSUEN WAN, WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED ON THE SAME DAY FROM 9 P.M, UNTIL 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY THE SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD FROM YEUNG UK ROAD TO MA TAU PA STREET, GIN DRINKERS BAY ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD TO TSUEN WAN CHINESE CEMETERY INCLUDING 24 INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND GODOWNS.

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