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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1987

NEW DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS FOR TSUEN WAN

SITE FORMATION WORK HAS STARTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TSUEN WAN DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION AT TSUEN KING CIRCUIT, FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $5 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN INCLUDES SITE CLEARANCE, DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION, SITE AND CAISSON RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION.

10 MONTHS FORMATION

ROCK SLOPE STABILISATION AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE NEW DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR THE TAI WO HAU MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION.

IT WILL HAVE TWO BLOCKS WITH A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 10,500 SQUARE METRES.

THE 17-STOREY HIGH BLOCK WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR OFFICES + PUBLIC REPORTING FACILITIES, BARRACKS, A CANTEEN AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES, WHILE THE ADJOINING THREE-STOREY BLOCK WILL HOUSE A COVERED COMPOUND FOR PARADE PURPOSES, CELLS AND OFFICES.

WORK ON BUILDING THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL BE LET AND OUT UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT IN EARLY 1989.

CARRIED

FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION AT CHOI WAN

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THE FOURTH IN A SERIES OF EIGHT EXHIBITIONS ON

CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY PREVENTION ORGANISED BY THE FIRE WILL BE HELD AT THE EXHIBITION CENTRE OF CHOI (DECEMBER 27).

FIRE PREVENTION WORKING GROUP WAN ESTATE ON SUNDAY

THE EXHIBITION WILL START AT NOON AND LAST UNTIL 3 PM.

GRAPHICS

FIRE

PANELS DISPLAY WILL

WITH BE ON ILLUSTRATING BOTH GENERAL FIRE AND COUNTRYSIDE EMPHASIS ON THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION LAWS PROTECT'.

THESE EIGHT EXHIBITIONS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED

TERRITORY DENSELY POPULATED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS.

AND

PHOTOGRAPHS

PREVENTION WITH CAMPAIGN, 'FIRE

ΤΟ BE STAGED IN DURING THE WINTER

THE AIM IS TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE HIGH THE DRY SEASON AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION.

VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL

FIRE RISK DURING

RECEIVE INFORMATION BOOKLETS ON FIRE PREVENTION AND SOUVENIRS SPONSORED BY THE KWONG ON BANK.

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