SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1977
TREATMENT FOR ADDICTS TO CONTINUE DURING TYPHOON
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT FIVE CENTRES WOULD BE OPEN TO PEOPLE RECEIVING METHADONE TREATMENT IN THE EVENT OF TYPHOON OR TROPICAL STORM.
UNDER THE CONTINGENCY PLAN, FIVE CENTRES ONE ON THE ISLAND, THREE IN KOWLOON AND ONE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES -- WILL REMAIN OPEN IF THE NO. 8 OR ABOVE STORM WARNING SIGNAL IS HOISTED.
THEY ARE THE VIOLET PEEL CENTRE IN WAN CHAI FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING THEIR DAILY DOSES AT THE VARIOUS CENTRES ON THE ISLAND, THE KWUN TONG HEALTH CENTRE AND ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE FOR THOSE IN EAST KOWLOON, THE YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB POLYCLINIC FOR THOSE IN CENTRAL KOWLOON, AND THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC IN TSUEN WAN FOR THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID ANYONE ON EITHER THE METHADONE MAINTENANCE OR THE DETOXIFICATION PROGRAMME COULD GO TO ONE OF THESE CENTRES IN HIS OWN REGION FOR HIS DOSAGE.
ALL OTHER METHADONE MAINTENANCE AND DETOXIFICATION CENTRES WOULD BE CLOSED ONCE THE NO. 8 OR ABOVE SIGNAL WAS UP, HE SAID.
SECTION OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD TO BE WIDENED ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE WIDENING OF 380 METRES OF THE SECTION OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD ADJOINING THE NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE TO AN OVERALL WIDTH OF ABOUT 16 METRES.
THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOME OF THE EXISTING BENDS ALONG THE ROAD, RECONSTRUCTION OF FOOTPATH AND ANG ILLARY DRAINAGE WORKS.
DR. NIP KAM-FUN, P.W.D.'S GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER (WORKS), SAID THAT IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE, IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO BE EXTENDED AND CONNECTED INTO THE ESTATE BEFORE ITS COMPLETION.
+WORK ON THE HOUSING ESTATE, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF HOUSING 51,000 PEOPLE, IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN FOUR STAGES. STAGE ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, HE SAID.
DR. NIP SAID THAT THE ROAD WORK WOULD START NEXT MONTH AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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