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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1981
JUNK BAY SITE INVESTIGATION
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THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A $7 MILLION CONTRACT TO GAMMON (HK) LIMITED FOR SITE INVESTIGATION IN JUNK BAY,
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR 1.M. MILLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY.
COMMENTING ON THE CONTRACT, MR MILLER SAID THE PRESENT INTENTION WAS TO DEVELOP A TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 300 000 PEOPLE IN JUNK BAY.
THE SITE INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED FOR INPUT TO A STUDY BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW THE FEASIBILITY OF JUNK BAY URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND TO FORMULATE AN OUTLINE PLAN AND PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WILL COMPRISE LAND AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION IN JUNK BAY.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND THE WORK WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA ON BEHALF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF PWD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
LAND GRANT FOR TAI PO INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES. WILL SIGN PRIVATE TREATY GRANT DOCUMENTS ON THURSDAY (MARCH 12) GRANTING A 2 700 SQUARE METRE SITE IN TAI PO TOWN CENTRE TO THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION TO BUILD A $12 MILLION INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SIGNING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3.30 PM AT THE SALISBURY ROOM OF THE PENINSULA HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI. MR DONALD STRANGE, OF THE NTA, WILL MEET MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES THERE AT 3.20 PM.
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