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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1979
SUPPLY OF SIGNS FOR QE STADIUM
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) INVITED SEALED TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF METAL SIGNS ARCHITECTURAL LETTERING AND ILLUMINATED SIGNS FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
TENDERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED ACCORDINGLY ON THE ENVELOPE, ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, PWD TENDER BOARD AND PLACED IN THE PWD TENDER BOX AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN_ROAD, BEFORE NOON ON OCTOBER 19. LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, 13TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
CONTRACTORS ARE WARNED THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED CONTRACTORS IF THEY FAIL OR REFUSE TO IMPLEMENT AN ACCEPTED TENDER,
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT BIND ITSELF TO ACCEPT ANY TENDER.
THE $43 MILLION STADIUM, THE FINEST OF ITS KIND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, IS SITUATED AT A SITE BETWEEN OI KWAN ROAD AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. IT IS ABOUT 80 PER CENT COMPLETE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE READY IN MAY NEXT YEAR WHEN IT WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR MANAGEMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
VISIT TO KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE
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ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR MEMBERS OF UMELCO AND THE PRESS TO VISIT THE NEWLY OPENED KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 8) AT 10.30 A.M.
THE CENTRE IS ACCESSIBLE FROM HOI BUN ROAD, KWUN TONG,
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND. SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR, TOMMY HAHN WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.