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SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1979

+1F WE STILL FIND THAT THERE IS A BREACH OF THE LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WE WILL SERVE A WARNING NOTICE ON THE LESSEES REQUIRING THEM TO PURGE THE BREACHES WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD.

• IF THEY FAIL TO DO SO WITHIN THE TIME GIVEN, WE WILL PROCEED TO VEST OR RE-ENTER THE PREMISES UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE CROWN RIGHT (RE-ENTRY AND VESTING REMEDIES) ORDINANCE, MR. OLD WARNED.

HE SAID THAT. BY USING THE PARKING SPACES FOR OTHER PURPOSES, IT NOT ONLY LOWERED THE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OF OTHER OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDINGS, THEY MIGHT ALSO CAUSE OBSTRUCTIONS OR BECOME A FIRE HAZARD.

+THERE SHOULD BE NO REAL EXCUSE FOR SUCH BREACHES OF THE LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN INDUSTRIAL FLOOR SPACE IN TSUEN WAN AND ELSEWHERE, MR, OLD ADDED.

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NEW FIRE STATION AND AMBULANCE DEPOT FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN

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FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED WHEN A NEW DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT BECOME OPERATIONAL IN A FEW MONTHS TIME.

+CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE STATION AND THE DEPOT ARE ALREADY 60 PER CENT COMPLETED AND THE SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE IS IN JUNE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

+THE PROJECTS ARE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EXPANSION PROGRAMME TO ENSURE ADEQUATE AND SPEEDY FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN FAST-DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

+MANY FACTORIES HAVE SPRUNG UP IN TUEN MUN IN RECENT YEARS WHICH CALLED FOR GREATER FIRE PROTECTION TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY, HE SAID.

THE STATION AND THE DEPOT ARE BUILT ON A COMBINED SITE OF 5,000 SQUARE METRES IN PUI TO ROAD, SAN HUI.

THE STATION, TO COST MORE THAN $5 MILLION, IS THE FIRST STANDARD DESIGNED DIVISIONAL STATION EVER BUILT. A SECOND STANDARD DESIGNED STATION IS NOW BEING BUILT IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

THE THREE-STOREY STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF FIVE DOUBLE BAYS FOR 10 FIRE APPLIANCES, OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, A DRILL TOWER AND A YARD, A LECTURE ROOM, STAND-BY QUARTERS, DINING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

THE $1.2 MILLION AMBULANCE DEPOT HAS FOUR AMBULANCE BAYS AND OTHER SIMILAR FEATURES TO THE FIRE STATION.

AT PRESENT, THE FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN ARE PROVIDED BY A TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN TAI HING ESTATE.