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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1981
TENDERS FOR LAYING OF WATER PIPES
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ARE INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF A SYSTEM OF PIPELINES IN YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
THE SYSTEM IS PART OF A PROJECT FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY TO YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AT WANG CHAU.
THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE LAYING OF ABOUT 6 400 METRES OF ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES, RANGING FROM 150 MM TO 450 MM IN DIAMETER, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SOME VALVE CHAMBERS AND PITS.
WORK WILL COMMENCE IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
WORK TO START SOON ON KCR STATION
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WORK ON YET ANOTHER NEW STATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL START SHORTLY AS PART OF THE KCR MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME.
TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SHEUNG SHUI STATION ARE BEING INVITED BY THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE,
THE NEW STATION, TO BE BUILT NEXT TO THE EXISTING STATION, WILL BE A TWO-STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE-FRAMED BUILDING.
THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATION PLATFORM
AND PLATFORM CANOPIES AND A KCR STAFF QUARTER.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN MARCH NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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