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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1976.

FIRE STATION FOR CHUNG HOM KOK

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION AT CHUNG HOM KOK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FIRE COVER TO THE REPULSE BAY AND STANLEY AREAS.

MR. K.M. TSENG, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID TODAY BUILDING WORK WOULD BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID THE STATION WOULD BE A THREE-STOREY STRUCTURE OCCUPYING A SITE OF ABOUT 1,395 SQ. METRES OFF CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO DISTRICTS.

+AS THE SITE IS SITUATED IN A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA AMONG GARDEN FLATS AND ABUNDANT GREENERY, AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE TO DESIGN THE BUILDING COMPLEX TO BLEND IN WITH THIS RURAL SETTING, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME RETAINING THE CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO A STANDARD FIRE STATION, HE SAID.

TO ACHIEVE THIS, HE SAID THE HOSE DRYING TOWER OF THE STATION NORMALLY A BULKY FEATURE

NORMALLY À BULKY FEATURE — WOULD BE MADE AS SLENDER AS POSSIBLE AND THE RAKING WALLS OVER THE APPLIANCE ROOM WOULD BE SO DESIGNED AS TO FURTHER REDUCE THE APPARENT BULK OF THE BUILDING,

THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE STATION, HE SAID, WOULD CONTAIN GENERAL OFF ICES, WATCH ROOMS, OFFICERS ACCOMMODATION AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL AND CANTEEN FACILITIES.

OTHER FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE STAND-BY ACCOMMODATION FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF DURING EMERGENCIES AND A DRILL YARD OF ABOUT 650 SQ. METRES.

FOUR FIRE APPLIANCES AND TWO AMBULANCES WOULD BE BASED AT THE NEW STATION, HE SAID.

AT PRESENT, THE ABERDEEN FIRE STATION PROVIDED THE MAJOR FIRE COVER FOR THE TWO DISTRICTS.

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