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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1984
TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, A VARIETY SHOW, WITH STALL GAMES WILL BE STAGED AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT AT 1.30 PM ON JULY 15.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS TO THE SHOW AND A LEAFLET GIVING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFF ICES.
TENDERS INVITED FOR NEW FIRE STATION
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IN VICTORIA BARRACKS.
IT WILL REPLACE A TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN GARDEN ROAD, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE BANK OF CHINA BUILDING AND A CIRCULATORY ROAD SYSTEM.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS CALLING FOR THE TENDERS, SAID, BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM SIX-MINUTE RESPONSE TIME IN CENTRAL DISTRICT AND MID-LEVELS, VICTORIA BARRACKS WAS THE ONLY LOCATION AVAILABLE.
HE SAID THE SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION WOULD BE BUILT ON A 2 220-SQUARE-METRE SITE AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WOULD BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT IT BLENDED IN WITH THE BARRACKS ENVIRONMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, LIGHT COLOURED PAINT WOULD BE USED AND IT WOULD BE ONLY FOUR STOREYS HIGH, WHEREAS THE NORMAL FIRE STATION BUILDING WAS FIVE STOREYS. THIS WAS TO ENSURE THAT IT DID NOT SPOIL THE VIEW FROM FLAGSTAFF HOUSE, FORMER HOME OF THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, AND NOW THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE.
FURTHERMORE, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TREES WOULD BE PRESERVED.
THE GARDEN ROAD FIRE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE DEMOLISHED BY NOVEMBER, 1985.
THE NEW ONE WILL CONSIST OF A FOUR-BAY APPLIANCE ROOM, OFFICES, QUARTERS, A CANTEEN AND RECREATION AREA.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DRILL YARD.
WORK ON BUILDING IT WILL COMMENCE IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST, 1985.
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