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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983

*THE THIRD PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL THE FIRST TWO STAGES ARE COMPLETED, HE ADDED.

HE STRESSED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION OF ANY DELAY OR CUTBACK OF FUNDS FOR THE THIRD PHASE EXTENSION PROGRAMME AT THIS STAGE.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 23-STOREY BUILDING WITH EACH LEVEL HAVING A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 1 200 SQUARE METRES, ON TOP OF A FIVE-LEVEL PODIUM.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEN-STOREY STRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE BUILT OVER THE EXISTING HOSPITAL CANTEEN WITH EACH LEVEL HAVING A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 600 SQUARE METRES.

THE TWO NEW BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE A LARGE NUMBER OF MEDICAL WARDS FOR VARIOUS MEDICAL UNITS INCLUDING PAEDIATRICS, HAEMODIALYSIS, ORTHOPAEDICS, BURNS. AND RECONSTRUCTIVE, MAXILLOFACIAL (DENTAL), OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC.

CONVERSION OF FLAGSTAFF HOUSE ***

THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $4.5 MILLION CONTRACT_TO CHUNG SHING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. FOR THE CONVERSION OF FLAGSTAFF HOUSE IN THE FORMER VICTORIA BARRACKS INTO A TEAWARE MUSEUM.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY AT THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE BY MR TSENG KOANG-MIN, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND A REPRÉSENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONVERSION OF THE UPPER FLOOR OF THE BUILDING INTO GALLERIES FOR THE DISPLAY OF ABOUT 500 CERAMIC PIECES.

THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE TURNED INTO A RECEPTION HALL WITH SALES COUNTERS, A SPECIAL SUBJECT LIBRARY, A LECTURE/ORIENTATION ROOM, EXHIBITION/PREPARATION WORKSHOP AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES.

MEANWHILE, THE SERVICE BLOCK OF FLAGSTAFF HOUSE WILL ALSO BE CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM STORE, WORKSHOP AND STAFF QUARTERS.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR.

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