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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1984
GOVERNOR RETURNING TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL RETURN FROM PEKING
TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTER ATTENDING THE LATEST ROUND OF SINO-BRITI on TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT CA 101, ETA 11.15 AM.
$593 MILLION CONTRACT FOR TUEN MUN HOSPITAL
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED A $593 MILLION CONTRACT TO AOKI CORPORATION TO BUILD A REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT TUEN MUN.
WORK WILL START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN 42 MONTHS.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR CHAMSON CHAU, AND THE SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AOKI CORPORATION, MR SUNAO HORI).
THE NEW 1 600-BED HOSPITAL WILL BE LOCATED NEAR CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
IT WILL COMPRISE FOUR 10-STOREY MAIN WARD BLOCKS, A 10-STOREY OPERATING THEATRE BLOCK, A THREE-STOREY PATHOLOGY BLOCK AND A FOUR-STOREY BLOCK TO HOUSE VARIOUS SPECIAL FACILITIES.
THE GROSS AREA OF THE BUILDINGS WILL BE ABOUT 116 000 SQUARE METRES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR 400 NURSES AND STAFF QUARTERS. WORK ON THESE WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS.
THE PRESENT CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL BLOCKS, SERVICES INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING AIR-CONDITIONING, VENTILATION, FIRE PREVENTION, ELECTRICAL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.
THE WHOLE PROJECT SHOULD BE READY BY EARLY 1988 AND IT WILL BECOME A REGIONAL HOSPITAL SERVING THE GROWING POPULATION OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AS WELL AS THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF THE NE TERRITORIES.
AT PRESENT, TUEN MUN HAS A POPULATION OF 230 000.
WITH THE RAPID PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TOWN, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS FIGURE WILL REACH 500 000 BY THE 1990'S.
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