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THE MACHINE, HE SAID, CAN ALSO HANDLE THE LATEST TYPE OF HEAVIER RAILS WHICH ARE BEING CONTINUOUSLY WELDED TO GIVE A MUCH SMOOTHER RIDE.
MR. ELVY POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER MERIT OF THE MACHINE IS THAT MAINTENANCE, NOW AVERAGING ONCE A MONTH ON THE OLD TRACKS, CAN BE REDUCED DUE TO ITS BETTER AND MORE CONSISTENT QUALITY OF WORK.
+THIS TOGETHER WITH THE TIME SAVED IN ACTUAL MAINTENANCE WORK, WILL ENABLE THE KCR TO MAKE FULLER USE OF THE RAILWAY LINE FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC,+ HE ADDED.
MR. ELVY SAID THE MACHINE CAN LIFT AND SET THE TRACK TO THE CORRECT LEVEL, SET THE TRACK TO THE CORRECT ALIGNMENT, AND PACK TIGHT THE SHINGLES WHICH ACT AS BALLAST UNDERNEATH THE TRACK AFTER IT HAS BEEN CORRECTLY SET.
WORK TO START ON TRUNK SEWER FOR HOUSING ESTATE ******
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF A TRUNK SEWER TO SERVE THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWN AT SHEK WU HUI WILL START SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CONTRACT WOULD INVOLVE THE LAYING OF 950 METRES OF TRUNK SEWER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION.
ON COMPLETION, THE ESTATE WILL HOUSE ABOUT 30 000 PEOPLE.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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