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LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

The first phase of Wan Chai Tower III, comprising 37 floors to accommodate Inland Revenue Department, was completed at end-1991. The second phase, comprising 38th to 48th floors is under construction and is due to completion in September 1992. The total office area to be provided is 107 000 square metres.

The government offices and ambulance depot at Ho Man Tin is 85 per cent completed and is scheduled for completion in September 1992, providing 22 300 square metres of office space. Main users are Fire Services Department, Highways Department and the Government Laboratory.

The construction of Tsuen Wan central public library and government offices complex is progressing satisfactorily and anticipated to be completed at the end of 1992, providing 31 500 square metres of office space.

The first phase of the Kennedy Town wholesale market, comprising fruit, fish and egg markets was completed in July 1991. The remaining phase, comprising poultry and vegetable markets, started the piling work and is programmed to be completed by early 1994.

For the disciplined services, a number of projects were completed this year: three District Headquarter and Divisional Police Stations respectively located at Tsuen Wan, Ma On Shan and Tseung Kwan O with the latter station incorporating certain elements for the Kowloon East Regional Office; New Waterfront Divisional Police Station; East Sector Marine Police Base at Tui Min Hoi; Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre Phase II - Officers Mess and Married Quarters; sub-divisional Fire Stations at Sau Mau Ping and Pillar Point, a sub-divisional Fire Station and Ambulance Depot at Tin Shui Wai; RHKAAF Helicopter Hangar at Sek Kong; 120 Immigration Department quarters at Fanling, and the Auxiliary Medical Services Training Centre at Ho Man Tin.

Projects under construction are: Firing Ranges at the Police Tactical Unit, Fanling; Tin Shui Wai Divisional Police Station; 288 Married Quarters for Junior Police Officers at Tsing Yi; alteration and improvement to Ping Shan Police Dog Headquarter Unit; 412 CSD Departmental Quarters at Butterfly Valley, Lai Chi Kok; sub-divisional Fire Station with Ambulance Depot and Training School at Area 93, Ma On Shan; a sub-divisional Fire Station at area 14B, Sha Tin, and a food control unit at Lok Ma Chau.

For the social welfare programme, a combined hostel and sheltered workshop at Razor Hill with 100 dormitory places was completed in mid-year. Also completed was the Tuen Mun Girls' Home which can accommodate 120 girls. A Neighbourhood Community Centre in Sha Tin together with a Social Welfare Facility in the new town of Tin Shui Wai are nearing completion and it is anticipated that it will be ready for operation in mid-1992.

The Special Education Programme which recently commenced will see the operation of its first school for physically handicapped children early in 1992. Three more schools for mentally handicapped children are also programmed to commence in 1992 and are scheduled for operation in late 1993.

Government's continued commitment on education matters is reflected by the com- pletion of three primary schools and 11 secondary schools located in Ma On Shan, Tai Po, Yuen Long and Fanling. Another primary school and seven secondary schools are under construction; of these, one primary school and five secondary schools will be completed in 1992. Sixteen aided and three government schools affected by traffic noise received noise abatement treatment this year.

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