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Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes special report study entitled : Heritage conservation strategies and techniques of underpinining old building structures. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Wong Tze Kit Chris. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1997-98, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leave 34). / Appendix in English and Chinese. / SYNOPSIS / EXISTING STATE / History of the Hong Kong Marine Police --- p.p.1 / Introduction of the Hong Kong Marine Police / Major Tasks of Hong Kong Marine Police / Organization Structure of Marine Police / The First Relocation of Marine Police Headquarters / Marine Police Training School / Background Information of The Previous Headquarters --- p.p.4 / General Information / "The ""Round-House""" / The Gun / Typology of Police Station in Hong Kong. / Colonial Style / Modern Style / High-Rise / Background Information of The Existing Headquarters --- p.p.5 / Background / Planning and Design / Comment / Background Information of The Government Fleet --- p.p.9 / Design and Procurement of New Vessels / Maintenence of the Government Fleet / Development of the Dockyard / Government's Proposal --- p.p.10 / Major Deficiencies / Response to the Government Proposal --- p.p.11 / SITE AND CONTEXT / Criteria for Site Selection --- p.p.12 / Chapter OPTION 1 --- Southern Tsing Yi Island / Chapter OPTION 2 --- Northern Ma Wan Island 5 / Choice For The Site --- p.p.15 / Justification of chosen site / Context / Problem & Opportunities --- p.p.16 / Design Objectives / FUTURE STATE / MISSION --- p.p.17 / ISSUE / DESIGN PROGRAMME --- p.p.22 / Functional Requirements / Schedule of Accommodation / Chapter APPENDIX I --- Marine Police Fleet / Chapter APPENDIX II --- Brief Notes on Previous Marine Police Headquarters

Ng Chun Man. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2003, design report."

The South African Police Service is struggling to redefine itself as a public protection service as opposed to the instrument of public-control that it was in the past when it was still the SAP (South African Police). I believe that there is an ever-growing need for public protection facilities and that the design of these facilities is still not being prioritised. This has been demonstrated by many reports in the media concerning the severe lack of resources available to the South African Police Services and the inadequacy of those they are given. This is true also of the buildings they operate from. The transition, if indeed it has happened, of the pre-1994 paramilitary styled SAP, to an all-encompassing community protection Service, is thus a crucial issue if architects hope to successfully respond to the need for facilities that enforce safety and security. In architectural terms, consequently, one should question whether a police station in South Africa is easily identified as such, and what in-fact constitutes a successful policing building. It is intended to address this issue through the main question: what is an appropriate architectural response for designing a police station in Albert Park, Durban? In the past, police stations have been designed as fortresses and are therefore easily identifiable. It should be questioned whether this is the case currently, whether the domineering, fortress, imagery of the past is suitable for such stations now. Indications are that many stations built recently are not 'typologically' identifiable and not really designed with a perceived new identity in mind. Many of the older stations are now functionally inadequate because they are not designed for an SAPS that is now still struggling to adopt a community-embracing appearance and strategy. It is thus fit to question what a police station is, and question its development and origins in the local and international context. Ultimately it is intended to discern what is appropriate to contemporary South Africa. Perhaps it is possible to smooth out the earlier processes of the criminal-justice system through architectural intervention. The effectiveness of the police force can be improved in letting it operate from better facilities, providing buildings that convey to the public that the police are there to enforce safety and, yet, operate with the interests of the general public at heart. It is also of primary importance that the building proves adequate for the police to operate in, and from, while simultaneously ensuring humane conditions for the detainees awaiting hearings. Architectural intervention into this field can thus also positively adjust society's perceptions of such facilities further assisting the Criminal-Justice System. The hypothesis is therefore that in order to design a successful Police Station, in South Africa, it must include public facilities that are easily accessible to the public, but it conversely still needs to have certain of its functions secure, expressing these as such. The building must therefore strike a balance between the overt and covert modes of operation. / Thesis (M.Arch.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.

South Africa is known for being a country with high crime rates. Many factors contribute to this notion. Cape Town is ranked 14th on the list of the most violent cities in the world. Furthermore, gang violence in the Western Cape is believed to be the highest in South Africa, with the South African Police Service (SAPS) considering 25 of the Western Cape's 151 police stations as gang related police stations. It is apparent that South Africa as a developing country falls short in addressing the social ills in our communities, such as continued high unemployment rates, gangsterism, and the formation of illegal partnerships due to money greed and boredom (lack of motivational support in the form of activities provided, especially among the youth). The objective of the study was to describe and analyse the police service delivery challenges experienced by Western Cape Station Commanders in the context of the crime statistics retrieved from published SAPS data. This research explored police service delivery challenges through the lens of Station Commanders from the 151 police stations in the Western Cape. Thus, the research question was formulated as follows: "What are the service delivery challenges experienced by Station Commanders at police stations in the Western Cape?" The target population comprised all Station Commanders in the Western Cape. For the data collection, a survey strategy was adopted. The data collection tool was a telephonic interview conducted in a systematic manner. The data of the profiling survey of all Station Commanders in the Western Cape Province conducted by the Department of Community Safety, were utilised to analyse the police service delivery challenges they face. The Know Your Station Commander Tool (KYSCT) is a survey tool developed with 'profiling questions' of the Station Commanders at every police station in the Western Cape. In general, limitations prohibiting police service delivery do exist from time to time, but when the lack of service delivery is experienced over long periods, it points to deep-rooted issues that need intervention, not merely observation. This study revealed that the top ten (10) service delivery challenges experienced by the Station Commanders in the Western Cape are: 1) Shortage of human resources; 2) Insufficient physical and aging resources; 3) Extended unproductive meetings; 4) SAPS 2 building and office infrastructure challenges; 5) Lack of involvement of all government departments; 6) Low morale of members; 7) Administrative-intense tasks to maintain a paper-trail; 8) Community police relations; 9) Population growth and development (police to population ratio unbalanced); and 10) Absenteeism.

Fan Tse Hong. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2004-2005, design report." / Vienna / Chapter - --- boundary changes over time / Chapter - --- boundary as definition / Chapter - --- removal of boundary / Tunis / Chapter - --- interlocking boundary / Chapter - --- boundary as fabric / Chapter - --- threshold / Beijing Courtyard / Chapter - --- scale: city and house / Chapter - --- "threshold, visual barrier" / "Yaodong, China" / Chapter - --- levels / Chapter - --- sunken boundary / Tu Lou. China / Chapter - --- boundary as definition / Chapter - --- boundary as object / Chapter - --- inhabitied boundary / "Gasometer City, Vienna" / Chapter - --- boundary as object / Ha-ha / Chapter - --- sunken boundary / Storefront for Art and Architecture. Manhattan / Chapter - --- boundary and time / Commercial Street in Sai Kunq / Chapter - --- boundary and time / Chapter - --- boundary and level / Site book / Base Documentation / Chapter - --- "photo - site, aerial" / Chapter - --- history / Chapter - --- plan / Chapter - --- typical section / Chapter - --- "site area, no. of building, functions" / Chapter - --- levels / "Analytical Drawing boundary in a city (zoom out plan, layered drawings, collage)" / Chapter 1) --- Compound level / Chapter - --- threshold / Chapter - --- boundary within boundary / Chapter - --- material / Chapter - --- solid / void / Chapter 2) --- District level / Chapter - --- "relationship to Soho, escalator, the upper side, MTR..." / Chapter - --- "street, staircase, connection, penetration" / Chapter - --- circulation of man / vehicle / Chapter - --- porosity of facade / Chapter - --- threshold of buildings / Chapter - --- topography / Chapter - --- boundary element around the site / Chapter - --- temporal boundary

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Fung Chi Ho Jimmy. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2004-2005, design report."