SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1983
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NEW BUILDING TO PROVIDE MORE OFFICE SPACE
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A 10-STOREY GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING WILL SOON BE BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF LEI YUE MUN ROAD AND JUNK BAY ROAD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE ACCOMMODATION IN THE AREA.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE NEW BUILDING WILL HOUSE A POST OFFICE, WITH A SORTING AND A PARCEL DELIVERY OFFICE, ON THE GROUND AND LOWER FLOORS, AND WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 3 200 SQUARE METRES OF GENERAL OFFICE SPACE, A STAFF CANTEEN AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES ON THE UPPER FLOORS.
WORK WILL START IN SEPTEMBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1984.
SWIMMERS URGED TO FOLLOW SAFETY RULES
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BEACHGOERS WERE TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED TO OBSERVE WATER SAFETY RULES WHILE PURSUING SEA ACTIVITIES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE CALL WAS MADE BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER
MR WILLIAM YAP, AT A BEACH CARNIVAL AND A PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AT TUNG WAN ON CHEUNG CHAU.
HE URGED BEACHGOERS TO REFRAIN FROM SWIMMING AT NON-GAZETTED BEACHES WHERE NO LIFE-GUARD SERVICE IS PROVIDED.
+TO DO SO WILL BE EXTREMELY RISKY, HE SAID.
MR YAP ADDED THAT BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHILE SWIMMING AT GAZETTED BEACHES, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE STRONG.
UNDER UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, EVEN EXPERIENCED LIFE GUARDS MIGHT SOMETIMES NOT BE ABLE TO RENDER HELP, HE SAID.
AT TODAY'S CARNIVAL, ABOUT 500 MEMBERS FROM OVER 20 LIFE-SAVING TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, TOGETHER WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM AUSTRALIA, TOOK PART IN LIFE-SAVING DEMONSTRATIONS, TELEMATCHES AND OTHER COMPETITIONS.
THE CARNIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY THE CHEUNG CHAU LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAM MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE IN LIFE- SAVING.
MR YAP ALSO INSPECTED A PARADE BY 500 PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED AN ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR FUNG CHI-KANG, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHEUNG CHAU LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION, MR NG KAU.
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