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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1979
NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
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A CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN $13.2 MILLION FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG NEW TOWN WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTORS LTD. BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND INVOLVES BRIDGEWORKS FOR WHAT IS KNOWN AS PACKAGE 7 (INDUSTRIAL AREA) OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN DEVELOPMENT,
THE CONTRACT IS THE FIFTH TO BE LET FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG NEW TOWN UNDER THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, IMPLEMENTATION OF WHICH STARTED IN JUNE 1977.
IN JANUARY 1979 ENGINEERING WORKS STARTED ON THE PACKAGE 7 AREA. THIS WORK CONSISTS OF THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 23 HECTARES OF LAND, CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, DRAINS AND SEWERS AND THE INSTALLATION OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICES.
THE SITE WILL BE USED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR UP TO 17 000 WORKERS, AREAS WILL BE RESERVED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT FOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY USES, CAR AND LORRY PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND AMENITY AREAS.
WORKS UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS INTO THE AREA WHICH LIES TO THE NORTH OF THE TOWN.
THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ROAD BRIDGES, 70 METRES AND 15 METRES IN LENGTH LINKING THE INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ACCESS ROAD ON ON LOK ROAD.
ALSO INCLUDED IS A 200-METRE LONG PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE BRIDGE LINKING THE TOWN CENTRE AT TAI KIU ROAD WITH THE EXTENSIVE FOOTWAY AND CYCLE TRACK NETWORKS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA,
THE BRIDGEWORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG) FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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