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SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1987

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MORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR

TUEN MUN CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX

BUILDING, TOGETHER

A LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE LANDSCAPED GARDEN, WILL BE BUILT IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF TUEN PART OF THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT,

WITH A

MUN AS

IS BEING

THE PROJECT, COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 4.4 HECTARES,

SOCIAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL DEVELOPED IN THREE PHASES TO PROVIDE AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE NEW TOWN'S GROWING POPULATION.

AUDITORIUM, BUILDING, A BUS

AN

THE FIRST TWO PHASES, COMPRISING AN EIGHT-STOREY GOVERNMENT OFFICES BLOCK, A LAW COURTS STATION AND A PODIUM GARDEN, HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

A FOUR-STOREY LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE BUILDING,

BE WILL GARDEN AND ANOTHER MULTI-STOREY OFFICES THIS LAST PHASE TO BE BUILT IN TWO STAGES.

A

LANDSCAPED

BLOCK

INCLUDED

IN

OFFICE BUILDING OCTOBER AND

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY AND POST AND THE GARDEN, WORK ON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

UPPER

LIBRARY

A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 3,250 SQUARE METRES, MAINLY ON THE

OF FLOORS

THE BUILDING, WILL BE USED FOR A STANDARD PROVIDING REFERENCE, INFORMATION, AUDIO-VISUAL AND STUDY FACILITIES.

THE POST OFFICE, TO RE

LOCATED AT

GROUND FLOOR AND PODIUM COMPLETION, IT

UPON METRES.

LEVELS, WILL OCCUPY ABOUT 1,100 SQUARE WILL REPLACE EXISTING FACILITIES IN TUEN MUN SAN HUI AND SERVE TO MEET RAPID EXPANSION OF DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS ARISING FROM THE NEW TOWN AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A DOOR-TO-DOOR TO VILLAGES IN THE DISTRICT.

DEVELOPMENT OF DELIVERY SERVICE

A THE GARDEN 18 PLANNED TO BE

FOCAL POINT OF THE COMPLEX,

WITH THE BUS LINKING THE LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE BUILDING

STATION, AUDITORIUM, OFFICE BLOCKS AND LAW COURTS BUILDING.

ABOUT ONE

HECTARE WITH PAVED AREAS, FOUNTAINS AND PLANT

IT WILL HAVE AN OPEN SPACE OF AREAS, LANDSCAPED TERRACES, SITTING-OUT BOXES.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON JULY 31.

THE COMPLEX WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 1990'S.

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