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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984
BRIEF RETURN
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IN REPLY TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG FROM PEKING VERY BRIEFLY THIS WEEKEND.
WHILE IN HONG KONG, HE WILL HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE LAW DRAFTSMAN, MR GERRY NAZARETH, WILL RETURN TO HỌNG KONG FOR A SIMILAR BRIEF VISIT NEXT WEEKEND.
LAWCOURTS FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN
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TUEN MUN WILL HAVE ITS OWN LAWCOURTS IN TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS.
A $10.4 MILLION PILING CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO SUNLEY MIU'S ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE NINE-STOREY LAWCOURTS BUILDING WILL BE BUILT ADJACENT TO THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR YAU OI ESTATE.
IT WILL OCCUPY A 3 400-SQUARE-METRE SITE.
THERE WILL BE EIGHT COURTROOMS, COMPRISING TWO DISTRICT COURTS, A PLEA COURT, THREE MAGISTRATES' COURTS, A JUVENILE COURT AND A SMALL CLAIMS COURT.
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OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A PRESS ROOM, TWO LIBRARIES, JUDGES' AND MAGISTRATES CHAMBERS, A LEGAL AID REGISTRY, A SOLICITORS' ROOM, A TEMPORARY CUSTODIAL AREA AND A CANTÉEN,
THE WHOLE STRUCTURE WILL HAVE A TOTAL 15 820 SQUARE METRES OF FLOOR AREA.
FORTY-SIX CAR PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE GROUND FLOOR AREA.
THE LAWCOURTS BUILDING WILL INCLUDE A LANDSCAPED PODIUM CONNECTED TO THE PODIUM OF THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX.
PILING WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN SIX
MONTHS.
TENDERS TO BUILD THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL BE INVITED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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