FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1983
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SIX THOUSAND TONS OF CONCRETE POURED AT ACADEMY'S SITE
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THOUSANDS OF TONS OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE WERE POURED TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TEACHING BLOCK OF HONG KONG'S ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE WAN CHAI WATERFRONT.
SOME 2 800 CUBIC METRES OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE WERE DELIVERED TO THE SITE OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 10 HOURS USING A SHUTTLE SERVICE TOTALLING ALMOST 500 CONCRETE TRUCKS.
THE CONCRETE WAS USED TO FILL ONE MASSIVE PILE-CAP IN THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE WITH A 28-METRE BASE AND A LENGTH OF 40 METRES SPANNING OVER THE TWO M.T.R. TUNNELS CARRYING TRAINS BETWEEN ADMIRALTY AND TSIM SHA TSUI STATIONS.
IN TERMS OF WEIGHT THE COMPLETED PILE-CAP IS COMPARABLE WITH A 6 200-TON FREIGHTER.
TWENTY DAYS AGO THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF CONCRETE POURED EVER IN HONG KONG WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE THEATRE BLOCK, ONCE AGAIN SPANNING OVER THE M.T.R. TUNNELS, THIS WORK REQUIRED OVER 700 READY-MIX TRUCKS TO DELIVER 4 200 CUBIC METRES OF CONCRETE.
COMMENTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR J. HALLIDAY, SAID THAT DESPITE THE PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN THE PROJECT WAS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WORK WOULD START IN MID-APRIL.
HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE ACADEMY WOULD OPEN FOR ITS FIRST STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 1985.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ARE FUNDING AND MANAGING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMY ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE CLUB.
BALLOT FOR MARINE FISH CULTURE SITES
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A GENERAL BALLOT TO DETERMINE THE ORDER FOR SELECTION OF SITES FOR MARINE FISH CULTURE IN THE 26 DESIGNATED ZONES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (APRIL 7).
ABOUT 1 700 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FOR SITES IN THE ZONES TO CULTURE FISH. THE TOTAL AREA DESIGNATED FOR THIS FORM OF FISH FARMING IS 1.3 MILLION SQUARE METRES.
INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO BE OBSERVERS AT THE BALLOT WHICH WILL START AT 2.30 PM AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET IN FAT TSEUNG STREET, KOWLOON.
RESULTS OF THE BALLOT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS ON APRIL 12.
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