· FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1984
HARBOUR TUNNEL PROPOSALS SOUGHT
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PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ARE BEING INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING AND OPERATION OF A SECOND CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TO BE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING+.
DETAILS OF THE INVITATION ARE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE SECOND CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WOULD HAVE AT LEAST TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, AND WOULD LINK QUARRY BAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND CHA KWO LING ON THE KOWLOON SIDE, TO EASE THE EXISTING CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TRAFF IC.
+THE FRANCHISE FOR CONSTRUCTING, FINANCING AND OPERATING THE SECOND TUNNEL WILL BE AWARDED TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER ON TERMS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR THE EXISTING CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY. BUT THE PRECISE TERMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+PROPOSALS FROM COMPANIES AND CONSORTIA INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT ARE INVITED BY THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. THEY WILL BE EVALUATED BY A GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP UNDER THE
THE WORKING GROUP CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT.
WILL THEN DECIDE WHICH IS THE MOST ATTRACTIVE PACKAGE TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL FOR FINAL DECISION BEFORE END 1985+.
ENQUIRIES AND PROPOSALS ARE TO BE MADE TO THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.
+THIS IS TO FACILITATE ENQUIRIES FOR INFORMATION AND CLAR IF ICATION FROM THOSE CONSORTIA WHO MAY BE INTERESTED AND ENABLE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT, ALL PROPOSALS WILL BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE, AND NO COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSALS WILL BE MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT WORK ING GROUP UNTIL ALL THE PROPOSALS ARE IN, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED.
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