TNAG-0360-FCO40-396-Visit-of-HRH-Princess-Alexandra-and-the-Hon-Angus-Ogilvy-to--1972 — Page 121

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Thursday, September 21, 1972

The Princess Margaret Hospital will consist of two wings of

1,300 beds each general and psychiatric.

to be operative in 1976.

The latter is expected

The site is on the Lai Chi Kok promontory between the densely-

populated area of north-west Kowloon and the rapidly developing townships of

Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan. It is conveniently situated to both these

areas, and will also be readily available for the admission of patients

from the western New Territories.

Tenders were only recently called for the construction of staff

quarters, including a school for psychiatric nurses.

CHAI WAN TO HAVE A NEW PEST CONTROL OFFICE

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Chai Wan.

A new pest control office is to be built at Lin Shing Road in

Costing about $143,000, the project involves the construction of

a single-storey concrete building of about 000 square feet. It will

contain barrack accommodation for 10 anti-malarial officers of the Urban

Services Department and storerooms for larvicide and various anti-malarial

equipment.

Construction work will begin in early November and take about

five months.

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