WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1985
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NEW HOUSING MATERIALS TESTING LAB OPENED
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THE EMPHASIS WHICH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT PLACES ON QUALITY IS THE KEY TO MAKING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES SOPHISTICATED COMMUNITIES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR FRED PANG YUK-LING, SAID THIS TODAY IN OFFICIALLY OPENING THE DEPARTMENT'S MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY.
+WHILE SKILLFUL AND IMAGINATIVE ESTATE DESIGNS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, SO TOO IS THE NEED FOR EVER-IMPROVING QUALITY, WORKMANSHIP AND DURABILITY OF THE BUILDINGS WE ARE CONSTRUCTING,+ MR PANG SAID.
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS BUILDING IMPROVED MULTI-ROOM FLATS IN RENTAL HOUSING ESTATES, REPLACING THE SIMPLE ONE-ROOM CONCEPTION TO MEET THE GROWING ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF TENANTS.
+THIS ADVANCE, TOGETHER WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE ESTATE DESIGN OFFERING WELL-PLANNED AND SAFE BUILDINGS AND GOOD ANGILLARY FACILITIES, PROVIDES A MUCH BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS.+ ON CONSTRUCTION, MR PANG SAID THE USE OF RELIABLE AND HIGH- PERFORMANCE MATERIALS EXERCISED WITH CARE AND THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LIMITATIONS WOULD MAKE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES LAST AND MINIMISE MAINTENANCE COSTS.
AND IT WAS FOR THESE VERY GOOD REASONS THE MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY, THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW TECHNICAL ARM, WAS SET UP, HE SAID.
+IT WILL IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND HELP ASSURE THEIR QUALITY, THUS ENABLING THE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ALL ROUTINE TESTING OF CONCRETE AND MATERIALS USED IN ITS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.+
FOR THE PRESENT, HE SAID, FACILITIES IN THE LABORATORY COVERED ONLY THE CURING AND COMPRESSIVE TESTING OF CONCRETE CUBES AND CORES, BUT THEY WOULD SOON BE EXTENDED TO COVER OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS SUCH AS AGGREGATE, CEMENT, AND CHEMICAL TESTING.
TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS ALSO IN HAND FOR PURCHASING NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STEEL TESTS.
+THEREAFTER, DEPENDENT UPON PRIORITIES, SUITABLE TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR BITUMEN, SOILS, BUILDING SERVICES MATERIALS AND FITTING WILL GRADUALLY BE INSTALLED.+
HOWEVER, MR
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