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LAND, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

Disciplined Services

Two projects were completed during the year: the Redevelopment of Stanley Prison and the construction of the Tactical Training Complex at the Police Training School in Aberdeen. Construction was under way on Fire Station cum Ambulance Depots in Tseung Kwan O, Tin Shui Wai and Sha Tau Kok; the Redevelopment of Tai Lam Correctional Institution; Phase III Redevelopment of the Police Headquarters at Arsenal Yard; and facilities for the Police Dog Unit/Force Search Unit at Sha Ling in the northern New Territories.

Improvements to seven police stations were completed under the Police Stations. Improvement Project programme. Works continued on 31 police stations, and the scope of works was defined for another 10 stations.

Judiciary

The Fanling Magistracy, which comprises nine law courts, was completed during the year.

Science and Research

Construction of the first group of buildings in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Science Park project at Pak Shek Kok, Tai Po, commenced in February 2000 for completion by 2002. The facilities include two buildings designed for research and development, one multi-storey carpark, as well as support and communal facilities. The last group of buildings within Phase 1 is planned for completion by early 2004. On completion, Phase 1 will provide a total of 120 000 square metres in space for research in electronics, information technology, biotechnology and precision engineering.

The Science Park is the first government building project to incorporate an automatic refuse collection system with dual chutes and building-integrated photovoltaic systems, which consist of photovoltaic cells laminated between glass and installed on the facade of buildings to generate clean power from solar energy.

Medical and Health

Projects completed during the year included the Ambulatory Care Centre of Tuen Mun Hospital and the Public Health Laboratory Centre in Shek Kip Mei. Major projects under construction included the Caritas Medical Centre Redevelopment; Kowloon Hospital Redevelopment Phase I; Castle Peak Hospital Redevelopment Phase II; Fanling Primary Health Care Centre; and the Hospital Improvement Programme Phases III and IV.

Recreation and Culture

A number of recreational and cultural projects were completed during the year, including Quarry Bay Park Phase II, Stage 1; the Promenade and District Open Space at Siu Sai Wan; and the Renovation to the external walls of the Sha Tin and Tuen Mun Town Hall complexes. The restoration of the King Law Ka Shuk (a clan ancestral hall and study hall) in Tai Po, which was completed early in the year, won an Award of Merit in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.

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