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FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1989
"THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH IN THE DEBATE WILL NOT DETER US FROM CONTINUING TO PRESS HONG KONG'S CASE FOR THE RESTORATION OF RIGHT OF ABODE. THE ISSUE IS SO IMPORTANT AND
GIVE INVOLVES SUCH A MAJOR PRINCIPLE THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
IT UP EASILY. WE WILL, AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY, PRESS FOR THE EARLY RELEASE OF THE STATEMENT AS PROMISED EARLIER BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND AS REITERATED BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY DURING THE DEBATE.
**THE OMELCO OFFICE IN LONDON WILL BE MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENT CLOSELY."
CONTRACT SIGNING OF WAN CHAI TOWER III
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THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE LEI, TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED A $498 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION 49-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING AT HARBOUR ROAD IN WAN CHAI.
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WAN CHAI TOWER III WILL BEGIN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND TAKE 32 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE CONTRACT IS THE LARGEST AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT SO FAR THIS YEAR.
THIS TOWER IS THE THIRD AND THE LAST PHASE OF A GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AT A SITE BOUNDED BY HARBOUR ROAD TO THE NORTH AND GLOUCESTER ROAD TO THE SOUTH,
THE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF THREE MAJOR BUILDINGS, THAT I, II AND III.
IS, TOWER
TOWER III WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES. PHASE I, WHICH WILL INVOLVE PUTTING UP 27 FLOORS FROM THE GROUND, IS EXPECTED то BE COMPLETED IN 25 MONTHS. THE REMAINING FLOORS WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE..
THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OFFERS OFFICE AREAS ALL COLUMN FREE, THUS ALLOWING MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN THE ALLOCATION AND PLANNING OF INTERIOR OFFICE SPACE.
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TO ALLOW FOR COMPUTERISATION OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT SERVICES FUTURE, FOUR FLOORS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR COMPUTER INSTALLATIONS.
ON COMPLETION, A TOTAL OF 108,000 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE FIRST FIVE FLOORS OF THE BUILDING WILL BE LINKED BY 10
ESCALATORS.
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