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MULTI-STOREY DEPOT FOR NT *****

CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY DEPOT TO BE BUILT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS NOW IN FULL SWING AND WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

THE SIX-STOREY DEPOT, AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI LIN PAI ROAD AND SAN KWAI STREET IN KWAI CHUNG, WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE $50.3 MILLION DEPOT WILL PROVIDE PARKING SPACES FOR 120 VEHICLES, OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, STAFF QUARTERS, REST ROOMS FOR DRIVERS AND A STAFF CANTEEN.

MEANWHILE, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STAFF CANTEEN AT THE DEPOT.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDER CAN START BUSINESS AROUND MAY OR JUNE FOR A CONTRACT PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS,

TENDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SECTION OF THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE (AUSTIN CENTRE), 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI.

COMPLETED TENDER FORMS SHOULD BE PLACED INTO THE TENDER BOX AT NTSD HEADQUARTERS BEFORE APRIL 19 (FRIDAY). LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE TELEPHONE 3-677200.

MEAT SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION

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ONLY ABOUT 0.36 PER CENT OF THE 218 000 PIGS SLAUGHTERED IN THE URBAN COUNCIL'S TWO ABATTOIRS IN CHEUNG SHA WAN AND KENNEDY TOWN LAST MONTH WERE FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND DESTROYED.

AT THE SAME TIME, ONLY SOME 0.20 PER CENT OF THE 10 400 HEAD OF CATTLE SLAUGHTERED WERE REJECTED AND DESTROYED.

MEANWHILE, OF THE 2 151 030 KILOGRAMMES OF IMPORTED MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTED DURING THE SAME PERIOD, LESS THAN 300 KILOGRAMMES WERE FOUND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

THE FOOD INSPECTION IS CARRIED OUT BY HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED IN MEAT INSPECTION. THEY EXAMINE ALL FOODS, WHETHER LOCALLY PROCESSED OR IMPORTED, TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE UP TO THE REQUIRED STANDARDS AND FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

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