SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1983
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METERED WATER FOR VILLAGES
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL SOON INTRODUCE A SCHEME TO PROVIDE METERED FRESH WATER SUPPLIES TO KAM TIN AND VILLAGES AROUND SHEK KONG AND PAT HEUNG.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAYING OF ABOUT 11 000 METRES OF DUCTILE IRON FRESH WATER MAINS ALONG KAM TIN, KAM SHEUNG, FAN KAM AND LAM KAM ROADS.
A WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE WORKS FORMED PHASE II OF THE SCHEME TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY TO KAM TIN, SHEK KONG, AND PAT HEUNG.
+WORK ON THE PRESENT CONTRACT WILL START IN AUGUST AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE,+ HE SAID.
A CONTRACT FOR PHASE I OF THE SCHEME WAS RECENTLY AWARDED TO WO HING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
WORKS ON THE $5.85 MILLION CONTRACT COMPRISES THE LAYING OF ABOUT 7 000 METRES OF MILD STEEL AND DUCTILE IRON MA INS ALONG KAM TIN AND KAM SHEUNG ROAD.
+WORKS ON THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TENDERS CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE WORK
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SOME 9 000 METAL LITTER CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER CAN START OPERATING BUSINESS ON A EIGHT- MONTH CONTRACT, BETWEEN AUGUST 1, 1983 AND MARCH 31, 1984, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
TENDER FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE AUSTIN CENTRE, 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI.
COMPLETED TENDER FORMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX IN THE LIFT LOBBY ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, BEFORE NOON ON JULY 8.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SECTION OF THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS, TELEPHONE 3-678675.