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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1981
+THE RECLAMATION AND FORMATION WORKS AT CHEUNG CHAU WAN, KWAI TSAI WAN AND TAI KWAI WAN WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, VILLAGE TYPE HOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL USES, AS WELL AS SITES FOR A CENTRAL SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, AN INCINERATOR, AN ABATTOIR AND A NEW MARINE FUELLING STATION, HE SAID.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SECOND CONTRACT, VALUED AT ABOUT $24 MILLION, WAS LET TO HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED.
THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FERRY PIER ON PENG CHÂU.
MR KEOWN SAID THE NEW PIER WOULD COMPRISE A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING WITH A BERTH ON ONE SIDE AND A LIFT AND RAMPS FOR DOUBLE AND TRIPLE-DECKER FERRIES.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY CAUSEWAY TO LINK THE NEW PIER TO THE EXISTING SHORELINE, AND A NEW HAWKER BAZAAR AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CAUSEWAY.
+EVENTUALLY THE CAUSEWAY WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECLAMATION TO BE TAKEN UNDER THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR PENG CHAU,+ HE ADDED.
WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE TWO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY WILBUR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES, CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
RHKAAF OPERATIONS UP AGAIN
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATED ITS VERSATILITY THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE TASKS LAST YEAR.
A RECORD
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INCREASE
IT PERFORMED 186 CALLOUTS DURING THE YEAR OF 13 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1979. THE CALLOUTS MOSTLY BY HELICOPTERS - INCLUDED 170 CASUALTY EVACUATIONS FROM REMOTE PLACES, PLUS SEARCHES FOR MISSING PERSONS, HILL FIRE MISSIONS AND WINCHING DISTRESSED SURVIVORS FROM SINKING SAMPANS.
ON ANTI-ILLEGAL OPERATIONS, THE DAILY PATROLS BY THE TWIN- ENGINED AIRCRAFT, TITAN AND ISLANDER, AND HELICOPTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR LED TO A SHARP INCREASE OF ARRESTS AT SEA.
THE FORCE ALSO CARRIED OUT A NUMBER OF LONG RANGE SEA SEARCHES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEE VESSELS AND IN SUPPORT OF POLICE NARCOTICS SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.
THE TOTAL FLYING TIME FOR THE RHKAAF'S FLEET LAST YEAR WAS 3 210 HOURS, AN INCREASE OF 11 PER CENT.
THE FORCE