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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1934

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TEMPORARY MUSEUM TO BE BUILT

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A TEMPORARY MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS TO BE BUILT ON A 9 100-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS TO CONSTRUCT THE MUSEUM, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF GRANVILLE ROAD AND SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD.

COMPR IS ING A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 6 700 SQUARE METRES, THE SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WITH A MEZZANINE FLOOR WILL INCLUDE EXHIBITION HALLS, A LECTURE THEATRE, WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATION ROOMS, OFFICES AND SERVICING AREAS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A PAVED EXTERNAL SERVICING AREA OF ABOUT 3 000 SQUARE METRES.

THE MUSEUM BUILDING, TO BE BUILT WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS AND A STEEL TRUSS ROOF, IS TO BE EITHER AIR-CONDITIONED OR MECHANICALLY VENTILATED.

CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN ONE YEAR.

NEW ID CARD TIME FOR WOMEN 24-25

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WOMEN BORN IN 1959 AND 1960 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS AS FROM JULY 16, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

OVER 110 000 WOMEN WITHIN THESE TWO AGE GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN UP AT THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES, DURING THE FIVE WEEKS UP TO AUGUST 18.

THE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.

+BY MAKING USE OF THE MAIL-IN APPOINTMENT SERVICE, APPLICANTS MAY ARRANGE TO VISIT A PARTICULAR ISSUE OFFICE AT A SPECIFIED TIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5.30 PM ON ANY NORMAL WORKING DAY, EXCEPT MONDAYS, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+BUT THE IR APPLICATION FORMS MUST REACH THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE 10 DAYS BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE PHASE, HE ADDED.

MEANWHILE, WOMEN BORN IN 1961 AND 1962 ARE REMINDED THAT THEY HAVE ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY FOR NEW 1.D. CARDS, BY JULY 14.

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