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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1986
A $452 MILLION CONTRACT FOR BUILDING THE TUNNEL WAS AWARDED IN MARCH, WORK STARTED IN AUGUST AND MAIN TUNNELING WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1988.
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WILL THEN TAKE PLACE. WORK ON INSTALLING THE VENTILATION FANS WILL LAST ABOUT NINE MONTHS.
THE SOUTH TUBE IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN LATE 1989.
OUTFALL TO BE BUILT AT TO KWA WAN RECLAMATION *****
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR BUILDING A TWIN-PIPE SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY OFF TO KWA WAN RECLAMATION.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN 26 MONTHS.
THE OUTFALL WILL EXTEND 1 900 METRES FROM THE TO KWA WAN WATERFRONT INTO THE HARBOUR.
IT WILL PROVIDE BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION OF SEWAGE TREATED AT THE PROPOSED TO KWA WAN SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT WHICH WILL BE BUILT IN MID-1987.
THE FACILITIES WILL SERVE 360 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN TO KWA WAN AND HUNG HOM.
FINDINGS OF 1986 BY-CENSUS TO BE RELEASED ******
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THE SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE HONG KONG 1986 BY-CENSUS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE BY-CENSUS AIMS TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DATA OF HONG KONG,
INFORMATION GATHERED FROM MORE THAN 210 000 HOUSEHOLDS ENUMERATED DURING THE BY-CENSUS PERIOD WILL BE VITAL FOR PLANNING AND ANALYSIS BY THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
/AT THE PRESS