MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1978
IMPROVEMENTS TO AERODROME LIGHTING SYSTEM
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $4.6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF NEW AIDS AND THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING AERODROME LIGHTING SYSTEM AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY IN THE ELECTRICAL AND VECHANICAL OFFICE, CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG, BY
MR. G.J. OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER ON BEHALF OF P.W.D. AND MR. DENIS C.C. WEN FOR MESSRS. ENGINEERING SERVICE, THE CONTRACTOR.
WORK ON THE PROVISION OF NEW AIDS AND IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE OVERALL SUPERVISION OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A TAXI-TRACK GUIDANCE SIGNS SYSTEM- ADDITIONAL TAXI-TRACK STOPBARS- A SYSTEM OF PARKING BAY ILLUMINATED NUMBER SIGNS AND APRON FLOOD LIGHT CONTROL A MAIN DISTRIBUTION FRAME IN THE EXISTING CONTROL TOWER FOR INTERFACING WITH A NEW VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM (TO BE PROVIDED UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED EARLY NEXT MONTH) AND AIRFIELD LIGHTING CONTROL CUBICLES FOR RUNWAY END LIGHTING CIRCUITS.
ALL THESE WORKS, WHEN COMPLETED TOGETHER WITH THE VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM WILL FACILITATE THE SMOOTH OPERATION AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND.
THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE PROJECT ARE SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS AND KENNEDY AND DONKIN (FAR EAST).
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR MTR WORK IN CHEUNG SHA WAN
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"EW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ILL COME INTO EFFECT IN THE SHAM SHUI PO AREA ON SUNDAY (JUNE 25) TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTI... OF MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATIONS AND TUNNELS 1 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD CONNECTION WITH THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION, A TRANSPORT DEPAPT'E'!T SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY,
IN THE CASE OF EAST-NEST ROUTINGS, LAI CHI KOK ROAD WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC BETWEE LAI CHI KOK Į TERCHANGE AND THE JUNCTION OF LAI 041 KOK ROAD AND YEE KUK STREET EXTENSION AS AT PRESENT,
TRAFFIC WILL BE EASTBOUND I LAI CHI KOK ROAD BETWEE YEE KUK STREET EXTENSION AND BOUNDARY STREET BUT „ESTROUND TRAFFIC WILL BE ALLOWED BETWEEN SWEK CIP EI STREET AND HEILIN STREET.
EASTBOUND