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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1976

THE MAIN SORTING OFFICE IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WHILE THE THIRD AND SECOND FLOORS PROVIDE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES.

BUILDING WORK ON THE NEW COMPLEX BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1974 WITH MORE THAN 25 COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS UNDER THE OVERALL SUPERVISION OF THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE.

THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, TECHNIC INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CO., IS A HONG KONG CONCERN, BUT SUBTANTIAL ORDERS WERE ALSÓ WON BY FIRMS FROM BRITAIN, JAPAN, HOLLAND AND MALAYSIA PRINCIPALLY THROUGH HONG KONG-BASED SUBSIDIARIES OR REPRESENTATIVES. THE POSTAL MECHANISATION WAS PERFORMED BY A BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN CONSORTIUM HEADED BY JARDINES CORPORATION.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN HANDING OVER THE COMPLETED BUILDING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND SECTIONS OF THE G.P.O. WILL BE MOVING IN PROGRESSIVELY. THE BUILDING IS DUE TO BE OPENED IN AUGUST.

TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW G.P.0. BUILDING, THREE COMMEMMORATIVE STAMPS ARE TO BE ISSUED TWO DEPICTING THE OLD STRUCTURE AND ITS MODERN REPLACEMENT, WHILE THE THIRD WILL BEAR THE CHINESE CHARACTERS FOR +POSTAL SERVICE+.

MEANWHILE, THE OLD VICTORIAN-STYLE G.P.O. IS TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AND OFFICE TOWER BLOCK.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON PROPOSED TSIM SHA TSUI DEVELOPMENT

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY (JULY 2) AFTERNOON TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR TSIM SHA TSUI DISTRICT.

MR. MCDONALD WILL EXPLAIN THE NEW TSIM SHA TSUI DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WHICH WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, OF WHICH HE IS CHAIRMAN.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN AT 3 P.M. SHARP IN THE P.W.D. CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 21ST FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE MR. ALEC MEYERS, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND MR. KERWIN YAN, P.W.D. PLANNING OFFICER (KOWLOON).

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

TELEVISION TEAMS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE IN TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING.

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