MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1978
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PWD AWARDED $242 MILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS LAST MONTH
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 38 CONTRACTS WORTH A TOTAL OF $242 MILLION LAST MONTH (SEPTEMBER).
OF THESE CONTRACTS, 15 WERE AWARDED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND 23 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TENDER BOARD.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRACTS WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD/STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER.
ON COMPLETION IN THE MIDDLE OF 1980, THE $54.6 MILLION FLYOVER SHOULD IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT THE STUBBS ROAD ROUNDABOUT.
OTHER MAJOR ROAD CONTRACTS SIGNED LAST MONTH INCLUDED THE TAI WO TSUEN INTERCHANGE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND THE FIRST STAGE TSUEN WAN BY-PASS.
TEMPORARY WATER CHARGES COLLECTION CENTRES IN N.T.
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THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE WILL SET UP TWO TEMPORARY COLLECTION CENTRES AT FAN LING AND SHEUNG SHUI NEXT WEEK TO FACILITATE PAYMENTS OF WATER CHARGES FOR THE SECOND PERIOD THIS YEAR BY LOCAL RESIDENTS.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE TWO CENTRES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE FAN LING RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AT LUEN WO HUI AND AT THE SHEUNG SHUI PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE AT SHEK WU HUI.
+THE FAN LING CENTRE WILL OPERATE ON NOVEMBER 6 AND 7 WHILE THE SHEUNG SHUI CENTRE WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS ON NOVEMBER 8,9 AND 10, HE SAID.
+DURING THIS PERIOD, PAYMENTS OF WATER CHARGES CAN BE MADE
AT THE TWO CENTRES FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.+
APART FROM THE TWO TEMPORARY COLLECTION CENTRES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT TAI PO MARKET ALSO RECEIVES PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING WATER CHARGES.
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