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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1981
GOVERNOR TO VISIT TSING YI ISLAND
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL VISIT TSING YI ISLAND ON THURSDAY, JUNE 4, ACCOMPANIED BY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
HIS PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A TOUR OF THE HONG KONG UNITED DOCKYARD, VISITS TO CHEUNG CHING AND CHEUNG HONG PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WEST), MR CHAN PAK, A BRIEFING ON TSING YI ISLAND DEVELOPMENTS BY THE TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, DR JAMES HAYES, AND A MEETING AND LUNCH WITH LOCAL LEADERS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT. A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 10 AM.
PWD APRIL CONTRACTS TOTAL $241 MILLION
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 76 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $241 MILLION IN APRIL.
THE LARGEST CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $74 MILLION, WAS FOR THE CFSTRUCTION OF THE TẠI HÀNG ROAD FLYOYER.
THE FLYOVER, MEASURING 550 METRES IN LENGTH, WILL RUN FROM THE LOWER END OF TAI HANG ROAD THROUGH MORETON TERRACE CROSSING CAUSEWAY ROAD TO JOIN GLOUCESTER ROAD ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK,
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE AND AN OFF-STREET BUS TERMINUS.
OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE MONTH, 39 WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND OTHERS BY PWD TENDER BOARD.
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