WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1975.
BROCHURE ON M.T.R. ENGINEERING WORKS MAXIMUM USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES STRESSED
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A BROCHURE DESCRIBING THE ENGINEERING WORKS IN THE FIRST. PHASE OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CONTRACTORS.
THIS BROCHURE CONTAINS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO TENDERERS. DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED IN DUE COURSE.
COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT US$10.00 EACH FROM THE OFFICES OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY AND FROM THE LONDON OFFICE OF FREEMAN FOX AND PARTNERS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO THE AUTHORITY.
TWENTY-FIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTS ARE TO BE LET. OF THESE, 14 WILL BE OFFERED ONLY TO LOCAL FIRMS. THERE ARE TEN CONTRACTS FOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORKS, ONE OF WHICH IS OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY TO LOCAL CONTRACTORS.
+GENERALLY, THE BROCHURE SAYS, +INTERNATIONAL TENDERS WILL BE CALLED WHERE SPECIALIST TECHNIQUES OR RESOURCES, OR BOTH, ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO LOCALLY ESTABLISHED CONTRACTORS.+
IT SAYS THAT THE PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY WANTS TO ENCOURAGE +THE MAXIMUM USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES+ AND WILL ENCOURAGE OVERSEAS CONTRACTORS TO FORM JOINT VENTURES WITH LOCAL FIRMS.
TENDERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALLED FOR PROGRESSIVELY FROM
APRIL.
WORK ON THE MODIFIED INITIAL SYSTEM COMPRISES 15.6 KM. OF RAIL ROUTE, OF WHICH 12.8 KM ARE UNDERGROUND AND 2.8 KM. ARE OVERHEAD.
THERE WILL BE 12 UNDERGROUND STATIONS AND THREE OVERHEAD STATIONS TOGETHER WITH A MAINTENANCE DEPOT ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION EAST OF THE AIRPORT.
STATIONS WILL HAVE TWO LEVELS, THE UPPER LEVEL WILL BE USED FOR A CONCOURSE, TICKETING FACILITIES AND STAFF AND PLANT ROOMS. THE LOWER LEVEL COMPRISES A SINGLE ISLAND PLATFORM BETWEEN THE UP AND DOWN LINES TOGETHER WITH MORE PLANT ROOMS.
THE SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAINTAIN A TWO-MINUTE SERVICE. TRAINS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC OPERATION AND ARE SUITABLE FOR ONE-MAN OPERATION.
AN AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED. THIS INCLUDES AUTOMATIC ENTRY AND EXIT GATES, CHANGE GIVING MACHINES AND TICKET ISSUING MACHINES.
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