▁is ▁a ▁government ▁hospital ▁located ▁around ▁ 3 . 2 ▁kilomet re ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁of ▁Sand ak an , ▁Sab ah , ▁Malays ia . ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁around ▁ 4 2 . 9 3 ▁acres , ▁with ▁the ▁hospital ▁buildings ▁area ▁compr ising ▁ 2 , 2 4 5 . 3 ▁square ▁metres . ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁prin cess ▁Marina , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Kent . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Kent ▁hospital ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁old ▁wooden ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁old ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁attacks . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁a ▁modern ▁building ▁was ▁then ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁offici ated ▁by ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Kent ▁Princess ▁Marina ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁her , ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Starting ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁building ▁under going ▁more ▁renov ation ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁more ▁buildings ▁blocks , ▁with ▁a ▁special ist ▁building ▁was ▁construct ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁storage ▁building ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁for ens ic ▁building ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁building ▁for ▁hospital ▁w ards