TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1982
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MAJOR JUNK BAY NEW TOWN WORKS PLANNED
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO INVITE TENDERS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS FROM PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS FOR A MAJOR CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT JUNK BAY, BEING HONG KONG'S LATEST NEW TOWN, WOULD BE DEVELOPED TO HOUSE ABOUT 330 000 PEOPLE BY THE MID 1990'S.
HE SAID THE TOWN WOULD BE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT WITH A FULL RANGE OF HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, PARKS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ACCESS BY A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY LINK TO KWUN TONG AND AREAS BEYOND.
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR THE RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 37 HECTARES OF LAND AND THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 13 HECTARES OF PLATFORMS.
THE LAND FORMED WILL BE USED FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING SITES IN THE NEW TOWN AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SERVICE RESERVOIRS.
AND TO PROVIDE BETTER DIRECT ACCESS TO SAU MAU PING AND KOWLOON, PO LAM ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED TO A TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY,
THE CONTRACT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT KILOMETRES OF LOCAL ROADS, WITH THREE CONCRETE BRIDGES AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING WORK.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 42 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ONLY CONTRACTORS IN GROUP C OF THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH APPROVED CONTRACTORS LIST I OR IN THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH APPROVED CONTRACTORS LIST I WITH EXPERIENCE AND RESOURCES APPROPRIATE TO THE MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE WORK WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIST OF PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONTRACT AND THE DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR PREQUAL IF ICATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, CONSULTANTS TO THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,
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