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Government awards all contracts on the basis of fairness and value for money.
are strict tender evaluation procedures, supervised by a Central Tender Board. No preference is given on political or national grounds. There is no special preference for local contractors.
The timetable for the calling of tenders is extremely tight. We need to have Chinese agreement on the Airport and MTRC financial packages before certain related contracts can be let. Delays would result in significant works not being completed by 30 June 1997.
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