NOTE TO EDITORS:
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1984
NEW BRANCH OFFICE ***
THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION UNIT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP A NEW BRANCH OFFICE IN SHA TIN TO SERVE THE AREAS OF SHA TIN, TAI PO, FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI.
SITUATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY (KCR) HOUSE, SHATIN STATION, THE NEW OFFICE WILL START OPERATIONS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION CASES OCCURRING AFTER JANUARY 1 IN
THE AREAS WILL BE HANDLED BY THE NEW DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE NEW OFFICE'S TELEPHONES FOR ENQUIRIES ARE 0-6065539 AND 0-6065571.
FIRE EQUIPMENT FOR SAI KUNG MARKET
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FIRE SERVICE EQUIPMENT COSTING $381 000 WILL BE INSTALLED AT SAI KUNG MARKET BAZAAR, WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HOSE REEL, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS, FIRE BOOSTER PUMPS, AND A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM, HAS BEEN AWARDED TO FORTRESS LIMITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN SEVEN MONTHS.
THE TWO-STOREY MARKET IS BEING BUILT ON A 2 200 SQUARE-METRE SITE AT YI CHUN STREET. IT WILL HAVE 220 STALLS AS WELL AS AN ESCALATOR, REFUSE COLLECTION CHAMBER AND ICE STOREROOM.
RAMPS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THE DISABLED CAN USE THE MARKET. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIFT FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE MARKET BAZAAR, WHICH WILL BE READY IN OCTOBER, IS $6.6 MILLION.
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