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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989

CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN HOSPITAL COMPLEX, WHICH WILL ESTIMATED $2 BILLION, STARTED LAST AUGUST.

COST AN

THE COMPLEX WILL INCLUDE A 14-STOREY MAIN BLOCK, A 12-STOREY SPECIAL BLOCK, A NINE-STOREY PATHOLOGY BLOCK, A SIX-STOREY POLYCLINIC

THREE-STOREY BLOCK, A

NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS RANGING FROM 12 TO 22 STOREYS.

THE BUILDINGS WILL BE LINKED BY TUNNELS, DECKS AND FOOTBRIDGES.

BE CUT ALSO

THE 10-HECTARE HOSPITAL SITE ON THE SLOPE HAS

AND BACK TO FORM SEVERAL TERRACES

AIRPORT RADAR RESTRICT THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS.

ΤΟ HAD REQUIREMENTS

SITE REQUIRED

THE

OF CONSTRUCTION

A

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SECOND INGRESS ROAD DIRECT FROM THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.

SERVICES TERMINATE

PROVISIONS WILL TO FURTHER FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL,

MINIBUS NETWORK FOR BE MADE ON THE INTERNAL ELEVATED ROAD

AND FROM CHAI WAN AND SHAU KEI WAN TO

THE COMPLEX TOGETHER WITH TAXIS AT THE HOSPITAL MAIN ENTRANCE.

ENTER

CHAI WAN WILL PROVIDE

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ALONG ROAD AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SYSTEM, BOTH OF WHICH CONVENIENT SERVICE TO THE HOSPITAL.

AT THE PEAK OF CONSTRUCTION SO FAR, 120 LORRY-LOADS OF CONCRETE WERE USED EACH DAY, AND THE DAILY WORKFORCE NUMBERED AROUND 1,200.

KW 30,000

DAILY TO SUFFICIENT FOR A SMALL

THE HOSPITAL IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE SOME MEET ITS ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS TOWN OF 30,000 PEOPLE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

TO

FOUNDATION STONE THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL LAY THE OF THE PAMELA YOUDE HOSPITAL AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD FROM 2.30 PM 3.30 PM ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 27).

TO FACILITATE PRESS COVERAGE OF THE EVENT, A COACH THE CGO CARPARK AT 1.15 PM FOR THE HOSPITAL SITE.

WILL LEAVE