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FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1980
+ALREADY THERE ARE SOME 700 LOCAL SOCIETIES, INCLUDING ABOUT 500 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN MULTI-STOREY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, IN THE NEW TOWN. ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THIS LARGE NUMBER ARE LOCATED IN KWAI CHUNG, REFLECTING THE IMMENSE STRIDES TAKEN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BY LOCAL PEOPLE WORKING WITH MY STAFF,+ HE SAID,
THEIR VIEWS ON LOCAL MATTERS WERE REFLECTED THROUGH AREA COMMITTEES AND THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD TO ALL DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT WORKING IN THE NEW TOWN, DR HAYES SAID.
TUEN MUN SHORT-TERM TENANCY TENDERS *****
THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS INVITING TENDERS FOR SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF A SITE IN TUEN MUN FOR STORING AND MAINTAINING CONTRACTOR'S PLANT AND MACHINERY.
THE SITE, WHICH IS SERVED BY LUNG MUN ROAD, MEASURES 5 950 SQUARE METRES. THE TENANCY IS FOR THREE YEARS INITIALLY, AND QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TENDERERS MUST BE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS ON THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT APPROVED LISTS.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX IN THE RECEPTION LOBBY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON, BEFORE NOON ON JULY 18. THEY SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY CHEQUES EQUIVALENT TO SIX MONTHS RENT TENDERED.
DETAILS OF THE TENDER AND TENDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF ISLANDS, SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, TAI PO, NORTH, TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
REST GARDEN FOR TO KWA WAN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 5 000-SQUARE METRE REST GARDEN AND PLAYGROUND AT THE JUNCTION OF KING WAN STREET AND SHUN FUNG STREET IN TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON.
APART FROM FLOWER BEDS BENCHES AND ARBOURS, THERE WILL BE A BASKETBALL COURT, A VOLLEYBALL COURT AND A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA.
WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER.