SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1984
ALSO, WITH MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING LAM TIN ESTATE EXTENSION AND JUNK BAY AND SAM KA TSUEN DEVELOPMENTS, ALL OF WHICH WERE PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN STAGES FROM 1986 ONWARDS, LEI YUE MUN ROAD WOULD REACH FUL CAPACITY IN 1986-87.
+EARLY COMPLETION OF CHA KWO LING ROAD, BESIDES PROVIDING ANOTHER DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF KWUN TONG AND YAU TONG AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, WOULD ALSO BE OF LONG-TERM BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PRIVATE CLEANSING FOR SQUATTER AREA ON THE WAY
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SIXTY-FOUR CLEANSING FIRMS HAVE BEEN INVITED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL TO TAKE PART IN RESTRICTED TENDER FOR THE COUNCIL'S TRIAL SCHEME TO PRIVATISE CLEANSING OPERATIONS IN SHAU KEI WAN SQUATTER AREAS.
THE CONTRACTORS ON THE SHORT LIST ARE THOSE KNOWN TO THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL PROVIDE CLEANSING SERVICES IN KAU FU, NAM ON FONG AND MA SHAN VILLAGES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS FROM JULY ON A TRIAL BASIS.
IF ITS PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY, THE CONTRACT WILL BE EXTENDED TO A FULL YEAR WITH POSSIBLE RENEWAL FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
THE FULL CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE FOR CLEANSING SERVICE IN ALL SHAU KEI WAN SQUATTER AREAS.
A CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IS TO UPGRADE STANDARDS OF CLEANSING SERVICE IN SQUATTER AREAS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL WAS NOT OBLIGED TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST TENDER AND THAT IT HAD THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AT 14 DAYS' NOTICE IF THE CONTRACTOR FAILED TO FULFIL HIS OBLIGATIONS.
+THE CONTRACT ALSO SPELLS OUT CLEARLY ALL THE DUTIES INVOLVED AS WELL AS THE FREQUENCY OF PERFORMING THOSE DUTIES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THESE DUTIES INCLUDE KEEPING THE DRAINS, STREAMS, NULLAHS, PUBLIC TOILETS, AND REFUSE BIN SITES CLEAN AND PROVIDING REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES.
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