the 5th and 9th floors and on the flat roof, while the ground floor has provision for shops and other amenities. A clinic with dental surgery, dispensary and ancillary rooms is also provided.
3.50. A police post was completed at Nam Sang Wai and a new police post was built to replace the existing one at Man Kam To in the New Territories.
3.51. Work was nearing completion on the police inspectorate quarters at Park Road on Hong Kong Island and site formation was well advanced for a similar project at Ho Man Tin. Work was also in hand on the new Aberdeen sub-divisional police station.
Post Office Buildings
3.52. The 20-storey Kowloon Central Post Office was completed. In addition to five floors for Post Office use, the building houses a large canteen and 14 floors of general office space occupied by other government departments.
Prisons Department Buildings
3.53. At Tai Lam, New Territories, work was commenced on a new women's prison which will house 400 inmates and 150 staff. It will include several cottage-type buildings to facilitate separation of different categories of offender. The project also comprises a dormitory block, hospital block, laundry and quarters for staff.
3.54. At Stanley Prison work was in hand on a project which will provide a new prison officers' training school and quarters for staff. The school buildings were completed and work was proceeding on the construction of the quarters.
Resettlement and Low Cost Housing
3.55. During 1967-68 31 domestic Resettlement buildings containing 131,550 individual units (i.e. 24 square feet per adult) were completed and a further 39 buildings containing 188,000 individual units were under construction. In addition eight estate schools each containing 24 primary classrooms, were completed and work was in hand on another 22.
3.56. All the resettlement blocks now under construction are of the Mark V type, incorporating flats of four different sizes each with its own private W.C., water supply and balcony.
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the 5th and 9th floors and on the flat roof, while the ground floor has provision for shops and other amenities. A clinic with dental surgery, dispensary and ancillary rooms is also provided.
3.50. A police post was completed at Nam Sang Wai and a new police post was built to replace the existing one at Man Kam To in the New Territories.
3.51. Work was nearing completion on the police inspectorate quar- ters at Park Road on Hong Kong Island and site formation was well advanced for a similar project at Ho Man Tin. Work was also in hand on the new Aberdeen sub-divisional police station.
Post Office Buildings
3.52. The 20-storey Kowloon Central Post Office was completed. In addition to five floors for Post Office use, the building houses a large canteen and 14 floors of general office space occupied by other government departments.
Prisons Department Buildings
3.53. At Tai Lam, New Territories, work was commenced on a new women's prison which will house 400 inmates and 150 staff. It will include several cottage-type buildings to facilitate separation of different categories of offender. The project also comprises a dormitory block, hospital block, laundry and quarters for staff.
3.54. At Stanley Prison work was in hand on a project which will provide a new prison officers training school and quarters for staff. The school buildings were completed and work was proceeding on the con- struction of the quarters.
Resettlement and Low Cost Housing
3.55. During 1967-68 31 domestic Resettlement buildings containing 131,550 individual units (i.e. 24 square feet per adult) were completed and a further 39 buildings containing 188,000 individual units were under construction. In addition eight estate schools each containing 24 primary classrooms, were completed and work was in hand on another 22.
3.56. All the resettlement blocks now under construction are of the Mark V type, incorporating flats of four different sizes each with its own private W.C., water supply and balcony.
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