FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1983
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ADMIRALTY | SITE CAN BE DEVELOPED AS HOTEL
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THE PURCHASER OF THE ADMIRALTY I SITE WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP IT AS A HOTEL, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, MR JOHN TODD, SAID THE CONDITIONS OF SALE WOULD BE AMENDED SO THAT A HOTEL COULD BE BUILT ON THE SITE.
HE SAID THIS HAD BEEN DECIDED BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL ENQUIRIES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR EXPRESSING PARTICULAR INTERST IN HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.
ON DECEMBER 2, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD OFFER THE ADMIRALTY II SITE FOR SALE BY AUCTION NEXT MONTH.
IT SAID THEN THAT THE 6 312 SQUARE METRE SITE, AT THE JUNCTION OF COTTON TREE DRIVE AND QUEENSWAY, WAS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MR TODD SAID WHEN MAKING THE SALE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE DECISION TO AUCTION IT HAD BEEN TAKEN BECAUSE INTEREST HAD BEEN SHOWN IN IT.
HE SAID TODAY THAT THE CONDITIONS OF SALE WOULD ALSO BE ALTERED TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE BUS AND TAXI PARKING WITHIN THE LOT IF IT WAS TO BE FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.
CONCESSIONS NORMALLY GIVEN BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS WOULD ALSO APPLY, HE ADDED.
MR TODD SAID DETAILED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 23. COPIES OF THE AMENDMENTS WERE BEING SENT SEPARATELY TO INTERESTED PARTIES AND FURTHER COPIES WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 19) AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
$37M WATER PUMPING STATION READY NEXT YEAR
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A NEW WATER PUMPING STATION AND ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES AT MUK WU ON THE BORDER ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, DURING A VISIT TO WORK SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. HE WAS LOOKING OVER PROGRESS BEING MADE ON VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE $1.75 BILLION SCHEME TO RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL WATER FROM CHINA.
THE NEW PUMPING STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED RECEPTION FACILITIES, COSTING ABOUT $37 MILLION, FORM PART OF STAGE ONE OF THE THREE-STAGE SCHEME. THE STATION WILL HOUSE 10 SETS OF PUMPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 1.4 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER DAY.
/MR TOMLINSON