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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1987

AIMED AT PROMOTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN WORK IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL FORM 5 STUDENTS WHO WILL BE SITTING FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS AT THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION. THESE SUBJECTS INCLUDE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICITY, METALWORK, WOODWORK AND PRACTICAL ÉLECTRICITY,

ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN THE REAL SIZE WORKING MODELS AND BE SUPPORTED BY RELEVANT MATERIALS SHOWING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE END PRODUCTS.

CONTESTANTS ARE FREE TO SUBMIT ANY NUMBER OF DRAWING AND SKETCHES TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR IDEAS.

ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, RENFREW ROAD, KOWLOON TONG, KOWLOON, BEFORE JULY 2.

CASH AWARDS FOR WINNERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. THE WINNER OF 1986 HONG KONG YOUNG DESIGNER AWARD'S PREMIER AWARD WON A CASH PRIZE OF $3 000 WHILE PRIZE MONEY FOR OTHER WINNERS RANGED FROM $250 TO $1 000.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE MORE THAN 100 ENTRIES OF WHICH 24 WERE HONOURED WITH AWARDS. THE 1986 HONG KONG DESIGNER AWARD WENT TO MR LEE YAU-WING OF KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR HIS DESIGN OF A WIND GAUGE WHICH WAS CHOSEN BY THE JUDGING PANEL FOR ITS TECHNOLOGICAL VALUE, SIMPLICITY IN DESIGN AND GOOD CRAFTSMANSHIP.

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POLICE KOWLOON REGIONAL CENTRE TO BE REDEVELOPED

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THE KOWLOON REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE OF THE POLICE FORCE IN ARGYLE STREET, MONG KOK, IS BEING REDEVELOPED TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM.

SIX CONTRACTS WORTH A TOTAL OF ABOUT $14 MILLION HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR VARIOUS WORKS.

THE MAIN CONTRACT IS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRE AT A COST OF $9.2 MILLION.

WORKS INVOLVE DEMOLITION OF INTERNAL STRUCTURE, EXCAVATION FOR DRAINAGE, FORMATION OF THE EXTERNAL ENVELOPE OF THE BUILDING, AND EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING.

THE OTHER CONTRACTS ARE FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A LIFT, AN AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM, A LOW-VOLT CUBICLE SWITCHBOARD, AND ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SERVICES FACILITIES.

WORKS HAVE ALREADY STARTED AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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