TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1980
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR NEW CARGO
HANDLING AREA IN TSUEN WAN
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MORE AND BETTER CARGO HANDLING FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE RAMBLER CHANNEL TYPHOON SHELTER IN TSUEN WAN.
A CONTRACT FOR THE WORK, WORTH MORE THAN $8.3 MILLION, WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY MR TSANG NAI-LOK, CHIEF ENGINEER OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S PORT WORKS DIVISION AND REPRESENTATIVES OF FUNG KAU KEE.
MR TSANG SAID THAT THE WORK FORMED THE SECOND STAGE OF A PROJECT TO TRANSFORM THE ENTIRE EASTERN SHORELINE OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER INTO A CARGO HANDLING AREA.
HE SAID: +WORK ON STAGE ONE OF THE PROJECT, CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 530-METRE SEAWALL AND RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 1.5 HECTARES OF LAND WAS COMPLETED RECENTLY.
+WORK ON TODAY'S CONTRACT WILL INVOLVE THE EXTENSION OF THIS SEAWALL BY 380 METRES, BRINGING THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE SEAWALL TO 910 METRES.+
MR TSANG SAID THE AREA BEHIND THE EXTENSION OF THE SEAWALL WOULD ALSO BE RECLAIMED.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE PWD'S TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
IMPORTATION OF USED VEHICLES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE PRE-REGISTRATION INSPECTION OF ALL IMPORTED USED VEHICLES WILL BE DISCONTINUED FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID AS FROM TOMORROW OWNERS AND PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPORTING USED VEHICLES INCLUDING THOSE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR INSPECTION SHOULD APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CARPARK FOR DIRECT REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF THEIR VEHICLES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MEASURE WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT.
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