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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1985
THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOW STUDYING THE REPORT, AND FOLLOWING THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION WOULD DRAW UP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE BROADCASTING POLICIES TO BE ADOPTED AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO LICENCES IN 1988 AND 1989 RESPECTIVELY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HE HOPED THE PUBLIC WOULD CONTINUE TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE REPORT. COMMENTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (BROADCASTING) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES EAST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG,
PIPELINE TO BE STRUNG ALONG SEABED
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A $67.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST-DIAMETER, PRESSURE
PRESSURE, SUBMARINE, PIPELINES TO BE LAID ACROSS TOLO CHANNEL BETWEEN PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR AND SAI O WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY).
THE 2 300-METRE-LONG, 2 000-MILLIMETRE-DIAMETER PIPELINE WILL BE BUILT AND LAID BY A JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY. LTD.. AND LAND AND MARINE AND SALVAGE CONTRACTORS S.A. (PTY) LTD.
IT WILL FORM PART OF THE PROJECT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCREASED WATER SUPPLIES FROM CHINA.
THE ALL-WELDED, STEEL, PRESSURE, PIPE WILL BE ENCASED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE AND WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE BOTTOM-PULL METHOD. THIS MEANS THE PIPE SECTIONS WILL BE BUILT ON SHORE AND JOINED INTO STRINGS. AS THE STRINGS ARE PROGRESSIVELY JOINTED TOGETHER WITH SPECIAL TIE-IN JOINTS THEY WILL BE PULLED INTO POSITION ON THE SEABED.
WORK WILL START ON THURSDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 1987.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, SIGNING FOR THE CONTRACTORS WERE MR JOHN MCNAUGHT, GENERAL MANAGER AND MR JOHN HAMILTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LEIGHTON'S AND MR BOB HARVEY, DIRECTOR OF LAND AND MARINE AND SALVAGE.
THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG), HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND WILL SUPERVISE THE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
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