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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1981
SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF CROWN LAND AVAILABLE
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TENDERS FOR A SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF A PIECE OF CROWN LAND AT CHAI WAN, HONG KONG ARE BEING SOUGHT BY THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE.
THE 1 580-SQUARE-METRE SITE, SITUATED BETWEEN WAN TSU! ROAD AND SUI MAN ROAD, IS FOR THE STORAGE OF TENANT'S GOODS VEHICLES (INCLUDING FEE PAYING CAR PARK), CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS BUT EXCLUDING CONCRETE/ASPHALT BATCHING.
THE TENANCY IS FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AND QUARTERLY, THEREAFTER.
CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS WILL BE NOON NOVEMBER 13.
TENDER FORMS AND PARTICULARS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND ALSÓ AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR.
THE TENDER PLAN MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THESE OFFICES.
ELEVATED ROAD TO BE BUILT
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THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $59-MILLION CONTRACT TO FRANK! CONTRACTORS LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHERN ELEVATED ROAD FROM NGAU TAU KOK TO KOWLOON BAY.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR K.C. YEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF OF CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
THE CONTRACT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A 520-METRE ELEVATED ROAD LINKING THE ALREADY-COMPLETED SECTION OVER THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY DEPOT WITH NGAU TAU KOK ROAD TO THE WEST AND THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD TO THE EAST, TOGETHER WITH A GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING AT KWUN TONG ROAD.
THERE WILL ALSO BE GRADE SEPARATED ACCESS TO AND FROM WAI YIP STREET.
A SUBWAY WILL BE BUILT FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC UNDER THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD NEAR WAI YIP STREET.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
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