SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1983
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NEW GENERAL NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL
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MORE NURSE TRAINING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN A GENERAL NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL ADJACENT TO THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL IS COMPLETED IN 1985.
TENDERS FOR THE SITE FORMATION AND CAISSON FOUNDATION WORKS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE SCHOOL AND QUARTERS WILL BE A 16-STOREY BUILDING.
HE SAID THAT THE NEW NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL WILL OCCUPY THE LOWER THREE STOREYS WHILE THE UPPER FLOORS WILL BE USED AS QUARTERS TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 780 GENERAL AND STUDENT NURSES.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START IN MARCH AND TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION FOR SAI WAN HO
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A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT WILL BE BUILT IN WAI HANG STREET, SAI WAN HO, TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF QUARRY BAY AND SAI WAN HO.
THE FIRE STATION WHICH WILL BE OF A STANDARD DESIGN WILL HAVE AN APPLIANCE ROOM FOR FOUR FIRE ENGINES, A DRILL YARD, SERVICE ROOMS, OFFICES, CANTEEN, RECREATIONAL ROOM, BARRACKS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
THE AMBULANCE DEPOT WILL BE BUILT ON THE SAME STANDARD DESIGN AS THAT OF THE FIRE STATION WITH SIMILAR FACILITIES, SUCH AS SERVICE ROOMS, OFFICES, CANTEEN, RECREATIONAL ROOM AND BARRACKS. IT WILL ALSO HAVE AN AMBULANCE YARD FOR FOUR AMBULANCES.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
WORK WILL START IN APRIL AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 1984.
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