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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1984

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FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS IN JUNK BAY

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FOUR PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS PROVIDING HOMES FOR 11 000 PEOPLE WILL RISE IN JUNK BAY UNDER A $164.8 MILLION TENDER RECENTLY ACCEPTED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE.

CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN ON THE BLOCKS AT PO LAM ESTATE, THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN THE NEW TOWN.

+THEY COMPRISE TWO 35-STOREY TRIDENT 11 AND TWO 22-STOREY SLAB BLOCKS, CONTAINING ALTOGETHER 2 448 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY.

+ALSO INCLUDED IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE, A THREE-STOREY CARPARK, A RECREATIONAL CENTRE AND A PRIMARY SCHOOL, PLUS ASSOCIATED ROADS, DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.

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+THE WORKS FORM THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF THE ESTATE AND WILL TAKE 27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.+

PO LAM ESTATE IS BEING DEVELOPED IN THREE PHASES AND ON FULL COMPLETION BY 1988, IT WILL BECOME A SELF-CONTAINED ENTITY WITH A POPULATION OF 28 800 PEOPLE.

FOOD SAFETY CONTROL ENSURES PUBLIC HEALTH

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SOME 194 TONNES OF FOOD FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WERE DESTROYED BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST THIS YEAR BY STAFF OF THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S FOOD SECTION.

DURING THIS PERIOD, 1 372 IMPORTED FOOD CONSIGNMENTS WERE ALSO CHECKED AND 3 854 FOOD SAMPLES TAKEN.

OUTLINING THE SECTION'S WORK NATURE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ONE OF ITS MANY RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD ITEMS, WHETHER LOCALLY MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED, ARE WHOLESOME AND FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

+IMPORTED FOOD CONSIGNMENTS ACCOMPANIED BY OFFICIAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN ARE CHECKED AT RANDOM ON A DAILY BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+DETAILED INSPECTIONS ARE MADE OF THOSE FOOD IMPORTS WHICH DO NOT HAVE SUCH CERTIFICATES BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED FOR SALE.

/+ANT SUCH