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HIGHWAY CHIEF OFF TO RIO CONFERENCE
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THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, MR HAROLD BEATON, LEAVES FOR LONDON TONIGHT (MONDAY) ON HIS WAY TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN RIO DE JANE IRO, BRAZIL, FROM OCTOBER 20.
MR BEATON WILL BE PRESENTING A PAPER ON +BALANCING COST AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT IN ROAD PLANNING FOR HONG KONG+.
HE WILL DESCRIBE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT AROSE IN PLANNING AN IMPROVED ROAD FACILITY TO SERVE RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATIONAL AREAS ON THE SCENIC AND MOUNTAINOUS SOUTH SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
DELEGATES TO THE WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE WILL ALSO BE TOLD OF HONG KONG'S SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SCHEME.
WHILE IN LONDON, MR BEATON WILL MEET DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF AN AXLE WEIGHT SURVEY TO BE CARRIED OUT IN HONG KONG NEXT YEAR. HE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTING A NUMBER OF ROAD TUNNEL PROJECTS ON THE M25 HIGHWAY.
MR BEATON WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 2.
BUILDING FOR BEACH GOERS
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A BEACH BUILDING OCCUPIES A SITE OF 230 SQUARE METRES, WILL I BUILT AT KIU TSUI BEACH, SAJ KUNG.
IT WILL HAVE CHANGING, SHOWER AND TOILET FACILITIES, AN OFFIC A FIRST-AID ROOM, A STOREROOM, A REFRESHMENT KIOSK AND A KITCHE'.
WORK ON THIS SINGLE STOREY CONCRETE BUILDING WILL START LA NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN JULY NEXT YEAR.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THEY MUST BE SENT IN BEFORE NOON ON NOVEMBER 2.
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