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SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1935
WORK STARTS ON HK'S LARGEST SQUASH CENTRE
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CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS STARTED ON THE LARGEST AND MOST MODERN SQUASH CENTRE IN HONG KONG.
SITUATED ON A 2 310 SQUARE-METRE SITE AT COTTON TREE DRIVE, CENTRAL, THE HONG KONG SQUASH CENTRE WILL PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.
THE THREE-STOREY CENTRE, WHICH COSTS $10 MILLION, WILL HAVE A THREE-SIDED GLASS EXHIBITION COURT, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY FOR 400 SPECTATORS AND 17 SQUASH COURTS.
OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE TWO CHANGING ROOMS, TWO STOREROOMS, A LOUNGE BAR, A PRO-SHOP AND OFFICES FOR THE HONG KONG SQUASH RACKETS ASSOCIATION.
THE SITE WILL ALSO BE LANDSCAPED.
THE PROJECT DESIGNED BY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE COMPLETED IN JUNE 1986.
TENDERS CALLED FOR EXTENSION TO COLUMBARIUM
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTING AN EXTENSION TO THE COLUMBARIUM OF THE CAPE COLLINSON CREMATORIUM AT CHAI WAN.
THE EXTENSION WILL BE A SIX-STOREY STRUCTURE PROVIDING
A TOTAL OF 13 211 NICHES, THESE WILL INCLUDE +FAMILY NICHES+
AT A RATIO OF ONE FAMILY NICHE TO FOUR STANDARD NICHES.
FACILITIES, SUCH AS INCENSE-BURNER, TOILET FACILITIES AND
LANDSCAPED SITTING-OUT AREA WILL BE PROVIDED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JUNE THIS YEAR AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
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