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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1981

AN OUTLINE OF THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMISING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS IN A SCIENCE LABORATORY IS CONTAINED IN THE PAMPHLET +SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY PUBLISHED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SOME LOCAL SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS CARRIED MANY CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS WHICH CAN BE PERFORMED AT HOME BY SCHOOL CHILDREN,

+SOME OF THESE EXPERIMENTS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO REMIND STUDENTS REPEATEDLY THAT SUCH HAZARDOUS EXPERIMENTS SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED BY THEMSELVES AT HOME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT EVEN IF STUDENTS ARE TO CARRY OUT SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS ON THEIR OWN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL, THEY SHOULD FIRST SEEK THE ADVICE OF THEIR SCIENCE TEACHERS ON THE NATURE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS, HE SAID.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY CAN BE MADE AT THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN ÄVENUE, HONG KONG, AND BY TELEPHONING THE SECTION ON 5-774001 EXT 37, 38 OR 41.

GOVERNMENT BUILDING FOR TO KWA WAN

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A COMBINED GOVERNMENT OFFICE-AND-MARKET BUILDING IS TO BE BUILT IN TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND ALSO REPLACE THE EXISTING MARKET IN TO KWA WAN, ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE ELEVEN-STOREY BUILDING WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON A 3 400 SQUARE-METRE SITE AT KOWLOON CITY ROAD.

+MARKET FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT, GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS, AND THE UPPER NINE FLOORS WILL BE OFFICE SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE AN URBAN COUNCIL LIBRARY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.

+PART OF THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE USED FOR A REPROVISIONED AND ENLARGED HUNG HOM CLINIC TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE DENSELY-POPULATED AREA.+

IN ADDITION, PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

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