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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1986

HO MAN TIN POLICE STATION TO BE IMPROVED

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FACILITIES AT HO MAN TIN POLICE STATION IN PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD ARE TO BE IMPROVED WITH THE REFURBISHMENT OF EIGHT OF ITS 14 STOREYS.

THE WORK WILL INVOLVE IMPROVEMENT TO OFFICES, CORRIDORS, KITCHEN, JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS' CANTEEN, OFFICERS' MESS, TELEVISION ROOM, READING ROOM, RECREATION ROOM AND LAUNDRY.

AN EXTERNAL COVERED COMPOUND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND THE DOG KENNELS EXPANDED.

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN JULY NEXT YEAR.

TRANSPORT TAKINGS TO BOOST HOSPITAL PROJECT *****

MORE THAN 700 PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND MAXICABS, AND ABOUT 800 TAXIS WILL TAKE PART IN A +CHARITY RIDE ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 26) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL EXTENSION PROJECT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES LAUNCHED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE AIM OF RAISING $5 MILLION.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND RAISING ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LAM HANG-FAI, WHO IS ALSO THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, SAID NEARLY $4 MILLION HAD ALREADY BEEN RAISED SINCE FUND-RAISING BEGAN IN MAY.

HE HOPED THE CHARITY RIDE, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM TAXI AND MINIBUS DRIVERS, WOULD GREATLY BOOST THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS BEING RAISED.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE CHARITY RIDE, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH-MING, SAID THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND MAXICABS TAKING PART WOULD COME FROM 17 COMPANIES AND MOST WERE PLYING IN KWUN TONG.

THE BOO TAXIS, PLYING IN THE URBAN AREA, WERE OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF THE URBAN TAXI ASSOCIATIONS JOINT COMMITTEE.

THE CHARITY RIDE INVOLVING PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND MAXICABS WOULD TAKE PLACE FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM AND THAT FOR TAXIS FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM.

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