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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1987
WHEN COMPLETED, THE BUILDING WILL HAVE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 34 900 SQUARE METRES.
THE COMPLEX WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER JUNIOR POLICE MARRIED QUARTERS BUILDING. DEMOLITION AND PILING WORK HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASEMENT AND RELATED WORKS WILL TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
WORK ON THE PODIUM WILL START UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT ONCE THE BASEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
PRAISE FOR CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT *****
THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES HAS BEEN PRAISED BY THE BRITISH INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE FOR BEING WELL ORGANISED TO MEET ITS TASKS AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN ITS OPERATION.
THESE COMMENTS WERE DRAWN FROM CONCLUSIONS MADE BY SQUADRON LEADER DICK FOSTER, THE INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE, ROYAL AIR FORCE STRIKE COMMAND, WHO VISITED HONG KONG FROM LONDON IN DECEMBER 1986 TO CARRY OUT AN INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK INSPECTION OF THE CAS UNIT.
THE INSPECTION IS A BIENNIAL EVENT, AND SQ LDR FOSTER HAS JUST SUBMITTED A REPORT ON HIS FINDINGS TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
HE STATED THAT OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE UNIT WERE ITS LEADERSHIP, MORALE AND ENTHUSIASM. HONG KONG WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A GROUP OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED MEN OVERSEEING MOUNTAIN SAFETY IN THE TERRITORY.
HE DESCRIBED THE 1986 BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF THE UNIT AS A GREAT SUCCESS. THE PROGRAMME WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL PLANNED, GIVING HIM FULL ACCESS TO EVERY ASPECTS OF THE UNIT'S OPERATIONS AND A CHANCE TO MEET AND WORK WITH ALL ITS MEMBERS.
THE INTERNAL TRAINING WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE WELL ORGANISED AND THOROUGH.
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