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MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1983
CLEARANCE WORK IN FINAL STAGE
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THE FINAL PHASE OF 'OPERATION TORCH' - A SERIES OF CLEARANCES OF BACKLANE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN KWUN TONG'S INDUSTRIAL AREA - WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE REAR LANES IN TSUN YIP STREET, HOW MING STREET AND HUNG TO ROAD TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
A TOTAL OF 53 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND STORAGE AS WELL AS FOR COOKED FOOD STALLS, WILL BE DEMOLISHED.
'OPERATION TORCH, STARTED IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, WAS INITIATED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, POLICE, LANDS, HIGHWAYS, URBAN SERVICES AND HOUSING DEPARTMENTS.
MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL ALSO VISIT THE SITE.
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POLICE STATION TO UNDERGO ALTERATIONS ****
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORK ON WESTERN POLICE STATION.
THE STATION, A SIX-STOREY BUILDING LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF DES VOEUX ROAD WEST AND WESTERN STREET, WAS BUILT IN 1955.
ITS EXISTING FACILITIES AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ARE CONSIDERED INADEQUATE FOR THE PRESENT-DAY REQUIREMENTS OF THE WESTERN POLICE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND THE WESTERN DIVISION.
THE STATION'S SINGLE INSPECTORS QUARTERS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO OFFICE AND BARRACK ACCOMMODATION, AND ITS CANTEEN AND MESSES IMPROVED, AND IT WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FITNESS TRAINING ROOM.
A NEW DANGEROUS GOODS STORE OF ABOUT 12 SQUARE METRES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN APRIL 1984.
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