NOTE TO EDITORS:
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1978
$44M CONTRACT FOR HUNG HOM INDOOR STADIUM
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A $44 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPER- STRUCTURE OF THE HUNG HOM INDOOR STADIUM WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
MR. JACK STEAN, P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, WILL SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MR. CHIU SZE-DUEN, DIRECTOR OF TECHNIC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., WILL SIGN FOR HIS COMPANY.
THE SIGNING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SITE, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS, AT 3 P.M.
HOWEVER, IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, THE SIGNING WILL BE HELD IN 6. I.S. THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, AT THE SAME TIME.
A DECISION ON THE VENUE WILL BE MADE BY NOON TOMORROW AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE INFORMED ACCORDINGLY OVER THE G.1.5. TELEPRINTER AND FASCIMILE SYSTEMS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE CEREMONY.
TELEVISION CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AFTER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY, MR. S.C. KWAN, P.W.D.'S CHIEF ARCHITECT, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SNT TO OPEN SCHOOL ON TSING YI
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHAN LAI SO-CHUN MEMOR I AL SCHOOL ON TSING YI ISLAND TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4 P.M. AT THE SCHOOL AT BLOCK 1. CHEUNG CHING ESTATE ON THE ISLAND.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE CEREMONY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2088) WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 3.20 P.M.
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