NOTE TO EDITORS:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1983
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ARTS FORTNIGHT ORGANISED
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A TOTAL OF $500 000 WILL BE SPENT ON NEXT MONTH'S SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT WHICH WILL FEATURE PUPPETRY, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND EXHIBITIONS, AMONG OTHER ITEMS.
ORGANISED FOR THE THIRD TIME BY THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MUSIC OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICES, THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 17 TO 31.
DETAILS OF THE ARTS FORTNIGHT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 16), IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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CONTRACT SIGNED FOR CHAI WAN ROAD WORKS
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THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AWARDED A $41.8 MILLION CONTRACT TODAY (MONDAY) TO FRANK! CONTRACTORS LTD. FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD AND THREE FOOTBRIDGES IN CHAI WAN TO FORM PART OF THE THIRD STAGE OF ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
IT WAS SIGNED BY MR STEVEN BOWMAN, GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER (MANAGEMENT), FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AND BY MR JOHN JACKSON, GENERAL MANAGER (ENGINEERING), ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1985, WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ISLAND LINE IS DUE TO START OPERATING.
THE CONTRACT COVERS CONSTRUCTION OF AN 800-METRE DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN WING TAI INTERCHANGE AND CHAI WAN ROUNDABOUT, EXTENSION OF WING TAI ROAD AND MODIFICATIONS TO CHAI WAN ROUNDABOUT.
THREE FOOTBRIDGES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AT HING WAH TSUEN AND NEAR CHAI WAN ROUNDABOUT.
A SUBWAY ACROSS WING TAI ROAD WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.
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