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POLICE

RANK & FILE

MARRIED QUARTERS

AT ARSENAL STREET

The high standard of efficiency of the to follow in their fathers' footsteps and Hong Kong Police Force, and the intense carry on the family tradition of service devotion to duty manifested by all mem- in the Hong Kong Police Force of which bers of the Force from the lowest ranker we are all so proud." upwards is very favourably commented

These quarters consisted of two 8-storey on, not only by visitors making compari- sons with conditions elsewhere, but also blocks providing accommodation on Holly- by local residents who, in the ordinary wood Road for 168 families. course of events, are apt to take things very much for granted. The morale of

our

Police Organisation is undoubtedly boosted by Government's policy of provid ing adequate quarters for the rank and file, both married and single.

main

The building, which will be almost 400' long and 107' high, will have the entire ground floor reserved for a school and ten Hloors for residential quarters.

The school will have twelve classrooms

26' by 22'6'' each accommodating about 40 pupils, a Domestic Science room 32' by 26'6", at the west end, and a Handicraft room of similar dimensions at the east end. On one side of the main entrance lobby there will be a staff room, and on the other, a general office, general store

and a teachers' room.

During 1953, a much larger scheme was completed consisting of three main blocks, each 8 storeys high, plus two storeys of flats over two garage blocks linking up the

the Canton buildings on

Road frontage. In all, this project comprised The flats will follow substantially the During 1951, the first two blocks of 374 flats, a school accommodating about design of those erected at Canton Road. quarters for married Asiatic Police were 350 pupils and a recreation centre which Each will consist of one large room with a completed, and at the opening ceremony included a large recreation room to scat verandah opening on to Queen's Road, Lady Grantham said: "I am very glad 200 persons.

and a kitchen formed from part of the to be here on this important occasion and

verandah. The total area of each flat will Plans are now far advanced for the er- be 455 sq. ft. There will be 30 flats on each to have the honour of opening this build- ing.

ection of a rank and file married quarters floor providing accommodation for a total It is important because it means homes and family life for you who are which is Stage II of the development of of 300 families. so fortunate as to have been given quar-

the Arsenal Street Police Headquarters. tere here. A united family makes for The new building will run parallel with strength and happiness. Your sons being Hennessy Road, with the main entrance with you and seeing your devotion to facing north on what will eventually be an duty, will no doubt, in many cases, wish extension to Lockhart Road.

As is usual in this type of project, la- vatory and washroom accommodation will be provided in two separate wings pro- jecting from the north elevation of the

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