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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1978
TENDERS CALLED FOR ROAD WORK
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TENDERS WERE INVITED TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR ENGINEERING WORK ON A DISTRIBUTOR ROAD WHICH FORMS PART OF THE FAN LING AND SHEK WU HUI DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEW ROAD, MEASURING ABOUT 2.4 KILOMETRES, WOULD BE A MAJOR LINK BETWEEN THE FUTURE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD NEAR WO HOP SHEK AND THE SHEK WU HUI TOWNSHIP.
HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE A DUAL, TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY COMPLETE WITH FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACK.
THE CONTRACTS ALSO INCLUDES SIX PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SUBWAYS, ONE PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE FOOTBRIDGE AND THE TRUNK DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS ALONG THE ROAD.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED, AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED, BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE P.W.D.
FIRING PRACTICE CANCELLED
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THE FIRING PRACTICE FOR THIS MONTH WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON NOVEMBER 28, 29 AND 30, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.