THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1980
$192 MILLION SPENT ON PUBLIC PROJECTS
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MORE THAN $192 MILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE LET BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN MARCH,
ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE 22 CONTRACTS AWARDED WAS FOR THE BUILDING OF A RAILWAY DEPOT AT HO TUNG LAU, SHA TIN.
THIS $101.8 MILLION CONTRACT WAS THE BIGGEST SINGLE ONE UNDER THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
WORK INCLUDES SITE FORMATION, TRACK LAYING, CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE MAINTENANCE SHED, A CARRIAGE WASHING PLANT, OFFICES AND OTHER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORKS.
THE DEPOT, WHEN COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF THE NEW ROLLING STOCK.
OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED, 20 WERE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND THE REMAINING TWO ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PWD TENDER BOARD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
TELEVISION SURVEY RESULTS ****
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO TELEVISION WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AT 3 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY, MR NIGEL WATT, WILL PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE MANAGER OF FRANK SMALL AND ASSOCIATES, MR DANIEL CHAN, AND MISS MUSETTA WU, TELEVISION STANDARDS CONTROL OFFICER.
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRESS CONFERENCE COVERED.
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