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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1980
$21 MILLION SHA TIN ROAD CONTRACT
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) LET A $21 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINAGE NEAR SHA TIN WAL AND CHAP WAI KON IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT, PART OF STAGE OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES OF DISTRIBUTOR ROADS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS.
IT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR S.K. KWEI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PWD AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXPRESS TRANSPORT AND BUILDING CONTRACTORS
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MR KWEI SAID THAT ON COMPLETION, THESE ROADS WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTH EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN WHERE THE SHA TIN TEACHING HOSPITAL AND A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME BUILDING ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING STORMWATER CULVERT NEAR TSANG TAI UK FOR THE SUBSEQUENT FORMATION OF A 5.6-HECTARE SITE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
WORK WILL START LATER NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
REGIONAL OFFICERS FOR JSEA SYSTEM
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A TEAM OF OFFICERS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (JSEA) SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON ON A REGIONAL BASIS WITH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE JSEA SYSTEM.
EACH OF THE SEVEN REGIONAL OFFICERS WILL BE LOOKING AFTER ABOUT 60 SCHOOLS, AND THEY WILL BE VISITING THESE SCHOOLS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
PRINCIPALS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE RELEVANT REGIONAL OFFICERS ON ANY ENQUIRIES THEY WISH TO MAKE REGARDING THE JSEA SYSTEM.
THE FIRST JSEA SCALING TEST IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 8 AND 9, 1981, WHEN FORM I STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL TAKE PART IN TESTS IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND CHINESE,
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