WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985
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FANLING DEVELOPMENT GOES A STEP FURTHER
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING NEW TOWN TOOK A STEP FURTHER WITH THE SIGNING OF AN $84.5 MILLION CONTRACT BETWEEN THE NEW TERRITORIJ DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE KOREA SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION RECENTLY.
THE CONTRACT, SIGNED BY THE TAI PO AND FANLING PROJECT MANAGER, MR BOB HANNA, AND A DIRECTOR OF THE KOREAN FIRM, MR B.K. KOO, IS FOR SITE FORMATION, ROADS AND DRAINAGE IN FANLING SOUTH,
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 27 MONTHS, THE SITE IS FOR A HOUSING ESTATE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE 20 000 PEOPLE BY 1990.
IT WILL ALSO CONTAIN A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING 10 000 PEOPLE OF THE NORTH DISTRICT AFFECTED BY CLEARANCES.
UNDER THE PRESENT PROJECT, THE CONTRACTOR WILL FORM ABOUT 12 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE WO HOP SHEK AREA, BUILD TWO LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR ROADS, IMPROVE THE EXISTING WO HOP SHEK ROAD AND THE WEST ACCESS TO THE WO HOP SHEK CEMETERY AND PROVIDE FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS AND DRAINAGE.
INTELPOST EXTENDED TO SPAIN
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INTELPOST SERVICE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SPAIN, BRINGING TO 33 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE INTELPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 6 PM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BY THE ADDRESSEE AT THE INTELPOST CENTRES IN SPAIN OR DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THE SAME DAY.
+ INTELPOST IS IDEAL FOR SENDING VERY URGENT LETTERS, REPORTS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, QUOTATIONS OR CONTRACTS OVERSEAS.
+THE DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE HANDLED WITH CARE AND CONFIDENTIALITY, ARE SCANNED, CONVERTED INTO HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC IMPULSES AND TRANSMITTED DIRECT TO THE RECEIVING STATION IN THE DISTANT COUNTRY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CHARGES FOR THE SERVICE TO SPAIN ARE:
* $65 FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER
* $30 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME ADDRESSEE
AT THE SAME TIME
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/CUSTOMERS WISHING