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offered WSD a 2,000-square-metre (22,000 sq ft) temporary site in Chai Wan, but alternative land was needed due to size requirements. The Lands Department was unable to find another suitable site for WSD on Hong Kong Island as most of the area had been developed or earmarked for future use.
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The gallery displays a number of unique firefighting artefacts, which offer a wealth of information in multimedia formats to enhance visitors' understanding of marine rescue work in Hong Kong. It closes every Tuesdays (except on public holidays), and the first and second days of Chinese New Year.
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extend their lease for a further three years. The council questioned whether the WSD had taken the problem seriously. This stalled expansion plans while the council continued to object to the request. A WSD spokesmen told local media that the 4,000-square-metre (43,000 sq ft) temporary
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for nonexistent small repairs work. These small sums were not used for repairs but were collected to install staff toilets and sinks in the park management office.
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March 2006, a retired fire-boat was successfully hoisted into its new permanent home on the central concourse of the park, where it was converted to the Fireboat
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in the 1980s on newly reclaimed land, in concert with major infrastructure development in the area, including the
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works area was provided to a contractor for material storage in case of emergencies such as mains bursts. The
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To sustain the water supply service, the WSD concluded that their lease extension was necessary.
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The planned second and third phases of the park will be located adjacent to Hoi Chak Street (
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housing estate, and covers around 9.79 hectares (24.2 acres). The park is managed by the
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Man, Joyce (12 August 2009). "Government workers fined for toilet trickery".
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Exhibition Gallery. The gallery opened to the public as a museum in 2007.
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Arbor in Phase One of Quarry Bay Park. On the left is the
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In 2009 four workers at Quarry Bay Park were fined for
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Phase One of the park, which opened to the public on 17
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June 1994, covers around 9.79 hectares (24.2 acres).
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Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Tai Koo station
Quarry Bay station
Hong Kong Tramways

Taikoo Shing
Island Eastern Corridor

Chinese
park
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong Island
Eastern District
Tai Koo Shing
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Hong Kong Government
Urban Council
Island Eastern Corridor
Eastern Harbour Crossing
conspiracy to defraud
Architectural Services Department
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Water Supplies Department
Hong Kong Police Force
Chai Wan
Eastern District Council
Lands Department

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