TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1978
$32 MILLION SHING MUN BRIDGE
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $32 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A QUAL 3-LANE, 190-METRE LONG, BRIDGE OVER SHING MUN RIVER TO GAMMON (H.K.) LTD.
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THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ASSOCIATED SUBWAY, FOOT-PATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS.
THE SEVEN-SPAN SUPER-STRUCTURE WILL BE CARRIED BY A TOTAL OF SIX SUPPORTING PIERS, FOUR OF WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIVER, AND TWO ABUTMENTS. THE PIERS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A TOTAL OF 287 TUBULAR PILES, WHICH WILL BE DRIVEN TO DEPTHS OF UP TO 35 METRES INTO THE UNDERLYING STRATA.
THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS ARE MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA.
SIR DENYS TO VISIT YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, WILL PAY A VISIT TO THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP 1978 AT ERSKINE CAMP, SAI KUNG, TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE CAMP, WHICH HAS A TOTAL OF 240 PARTICIPANTS, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH FORCES.
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SIR DENYS' VISIT WILL LAST FOR ONE HOUR FROM
ON ARRIVAL, SIR DENYS WILL BE MET BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION, MR. NORMAN DEI- THE CAMP DIRECTOR, MAJOR W.B. DAVIS- AND THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, CAPTAIN R.G.A. BLAMIRE, OF ERSKINE
CAMP.
DURING THE VISIT, SIR DENYS WILL TOUR THE CAMP AND WATCH A DEMONSTRATION OF A 14-FOOT-HIGH WALL CLIMBING BY THE GURKHAS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CAMP DIRECTOR, HE WILL ALSO WATCH AN ORIENTEERING BRIEFING DURING WHICH PARTICIPANTS OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP WILL BE TAUGHT BASIC MAP READING AND A NUMBER OF FILMS ON ORIENTEERING WILL BE SHOWN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ACTING GOVERNOR'S VISIT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT ERSKINE CAMP, SAI KUNG. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE BATTERY PATH OUTSIDE THE SUPREME COURT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT) CENTRAL AT 8.15 A.M. SHARP.
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