TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1978.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
CONTRACT FOR CONNAUGHT ROAD FOOTBRIDGE SYSTEM
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SIGN A $14.4 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE SYSTEM IN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE SIGNING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 21ST FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, AT 2.30 P.M.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.
TELEVISION CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE AT 2.15 P.M. SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
MR. L.K. HO, SENIOR ENGINEER, AND MR. PETER PEARSON, PROJECT ENGINEER, BOTH OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE'S CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY.
LEGCO MEETING TOMORROW
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FOUR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL RAISE A TOTAL OF FIVE QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST AT TOMORROW'S (WEDNESDAY) COUNCIL MEETING.
THE HON. LYDIA DUNN WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT WILL INSTITUTE REGULAR CHECKS ON OLD AND ESPECIALLY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS TO MINIMISE THE DANGER TO RESIDENTS, IN THE LIGHT OF THE COLLAPSE OF SEVERAL OLD BUILDINGS DURING TROPICAL STORM AGNES.
THE HON. PETER C. WONG WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT THE PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY LEADING TO THE STAR FERRY PIER ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAS BECOME A FAVOURITE HAUNT FOR BEGGARS AND IF SO, WHAT ACTION IT WILL TAKE.
CONCERNING THE CLOSURE OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, THE HON. WONG LAM WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO STATE THE REASONS FOR THE CLOSURE AND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO PUT IT TO GOOD
USE.
IN A SEPARATE QUESTION, MR. WONG LAM WILL ALSO ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRES ARE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NOT ONLY THE YOUNG BUT ALSO OF THOSE BELONGING TO THE OLDER AGE GROUPS.
DR. THE HON, HENRY HU WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER STRENGTHENING ITS CONTROL OVER INDUSTRIAL NOISE.
ALSO ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WILL BE THE RESUMED DEBATE ON TWO BILLS - INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL
1978 AND PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978.
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