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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1987

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS DUE TO START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKES FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

TENDERS HAVE TO BE IN BY NOON ON OCTOBER 2.

THE TERMINAL WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES TO COPE WITH INCREASING FERRY AND HOVERCRAFT SERVICES TO AND FROM CHINA.

THE DEVELOPMENT, ON A 2.44-HECTARE SITE, WILL INCLUDE A SEVEN-LEVEL PODIUM AND A THREE-STOREY PIER STRUCTURE.

OCCUPIED BY GOVERNMENT

AND EXCISE, THESE LEVELS

TWO LEVELS OF THE PODIUM WILL BE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, CUSTOMS

MARINE, MEDICAL AND HEALTH AND THE POLICE. ALSO ON

WILL BE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE HALLS, WAITING AND GREETING AREAS, BAGGAGE CLAIM AND HANDLING AREAS, SHOPS, TICKET OFFICES AND A LUGGAGE CHECK-IN COUNTER.

SIX OFFICE BLOCKS AND A 395-ROOM HOTEL WILL BE PUT UP ABOVE THE PODIUM.

THE PIER STRUCTURE WILL BE THREE STOREYS COMPRISING A PIER DECK AND DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL AREAS. TRAVELATORS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THESE AREAS. THE ROOF AREA WILL BE DEVELOPED AS A PUBLIC PROMENADE AND AN OPEN SPACE.

NEW OFFICES AND DEPOT COMPLEX FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

A NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND DEPOT COMPLEX IS TO TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON, FOR THE MAINTENANCE BRANCH OF THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

BE BUILT AT ARCHITECTURAL

THE PROJECT, SITUATED ON A 5,950-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT HOK YUEN STREET, WILL COMPRISE TWO FIVE-STOREY BLOCKS OVER A FOUR-STOREY PODIUM.

ONE OF THE BLOCKS WILL ACCOMMODATE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE BRANCH NOW LOCATED AT SUN HUNG KAI CENTRE IN WAN CHAI, WHILE THE OTHER WILL HOUSE THE KOWLOON MILITARY DEPOT OF THE BRANCH AND BE MAINLY FOR WORKSHOP AND STORAGE PURPOSES.

FLOOR.

BOTH BLOCKS WILL BE SERVED BY A COMMUNAL LIFT LOBBY ON EACH

/ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS

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