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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987
$181 M. CONTRACT FOR NT CIRCULAR ROAD TO BE SIGNED TOMORROW
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THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR HAROLD BEATON, WILL SIGN A $181 MILLION CONTRACT WITH THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CHINA FUJIAN CORPORATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TECHNO-ECONOMIC COOPERATION, MR HUANG XUNGENG, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FURTHER SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE NEW SECTION, FROM MAI PO TO FAIRVIEW PARK, IS PHASE III OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES A 12-KILOMETRE-LONG HIGH-CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD FROM FAN KAM ROAD то AU TAU.
UPON FULL COMPLETION, THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE CONGESTION IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND BECOME PART OF A DIRECT ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF EMPIRE CENTRE, 68, MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AT 10.30 AM.
GOVERNMENT SITE TO LET
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A NON-INDUSTRIAL SITE IN CENTRAL IS TO BE LET ON SHORT TERM TENANCY BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
THE SITE, AT 23 25 WING LOR STREET, IS ALSO FOR OPEN STORAGE, BUT EXCLUDING RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
180-SQUARE-METRE
LOT IS TWO YEARS,
THE TENANCY FOR THE RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.
TENDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON JULY 31.
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