07-MAY-1992 18:25
BRITISH TRADE COMM
P.03
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the
This is the largest single works contract ever let by
is also It
one of the most Government.
exciting construction projects ever undertaken in Hong Kong. It will be one of the world's longest suspension bridges, and it will be THE longest suspension bridge in the world carrying both a road and a railway.
It will perform a crucial role in our traffic links to the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
The fact that we are awarding the contract shows that our Airport Core Programme is going ahead;
at full speed;
on time; and
within budget.
of
five
The bridge is going to built in the impressively short construction period
ahead with tenders on
Crossing.
years, and we are pressing other sections of the Lantau Fixed
The Anglo-Japanese
consortium has submitted the lowest
acceptable tender.
It
has also emerged after months of assessments as the overall clear winner on the basis of three factors which are all vitally important in any tender assessment.