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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1984

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CONTRACT FOR LIFT AND ESCALATOR INSTALLATIONS

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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $4.26-MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL A TOTAL OF NINE LIFTS AND ESCALATORS AT NGAU CHI WAN MARKET COMPLEX.

THE COMPLEX WILL BE BUILT ON A 4 000-SQUARE-METRE-SITE AT CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD ABOVE CHOI HUNG MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND CULTURE.

CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF 1986.

BESIDES THE MARKET PODIUM, THERE WILL BE A 430-SEAT AUDITORIUM BLOCK, A MAIN BUILDING AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL.

THE MAIN BUILDING WILL HOUSE A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, A LIBRARY, OFFICES AND SPACE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

TENDERS FOR BUILDING THE COMPLEX WERE INVITED IN DECEMBER.

THE LIFT CONTRACT WILL INVOLVE INSTALLING FOUR ESCALATORS IN THE TWO-STOREY MARKET PODIUM, WHILE THE SIX-STOREY MAIN BUILDING WILL BE SERVED BY THREE PASSENGER LIFTS.

IN ADDITION, TWO GOODS LIFTS WILL BE INSTALLED FOR USE BY THE WHOLE COMPLEX.

YEAR.

WORK ON LIFT INSTALLATION WILL START TOWARDS THE END OF THE

ENQUIRY SERVICE MOVING UP ***

THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL OPERATE FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING IN 201 CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

THE COUNTER OCCUPIES A FLOOR AREA OF MORE THAN 21 SQUARE METRES, AND IS TWICE THE SIZE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE, WHICH WAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.

SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE ADMINISTERING OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS, ANSWERING PUBLIC ENQUIRIES, AND REFERRING CLIENTS SEEKING FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO THE DUTY LAWYERS.

WORKING HOURS WILL BE FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.15 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 0-813210 EXT. 210.

THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS SERVING RESIDENTS IN TUEN MUN.

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