FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1990
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TENDERS INVITED FOR WORKS IN HUNG SHUI KIU
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TENDERS FOR
CONSTRUCTION
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING WORKS UNDER THE HUNG SHUI KIU STAGE I, PHASE II PROJECT.
A TENDER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
HECTARES
OF
POLICE
THE WORKS INCLUDE THE SITE FORMATION OF ABOUT 1.5 LAND FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVISIONAL STATION AND LOCAL OPEN SPACE.
CONSTRUCTION OF
520
METRES OF ACCESS
FOUL ROADS,
SEWERS, LAYING OF WATERMAINS, LANDSCAPE
CARPARKS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTPATHS, WORKS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
HUNG SHUI KIU, WHICH WILL UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS,
BE
FOR CENTRE
THE YUEN DISTRICT
TUEN MUN DEVELOPED INTO A CORRIDOR, WILL HAVE BETTER COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
LONG
THE CONTRACT IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN COMPLETION IN JUNE 1991.
JUNE THIS YEAR FOR
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE TERRITORIES REGION OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
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NEW
MARICULTURE AT OPEN SEA NOW UNDER STUDY
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) IS NOW STUDYING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING MARICULTURE IN THE OPEN
AS IMPROVE FISH CULTURE PRODUCTION.
SEA
SO
ΤΟ
ABERDEEN OFFICER,
CONDUCTED
IN
INTRODUCING THE NEW IDEA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE FISHERIES OFFICES TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S FISHERIES MR ALEX KWOK, SAID A CULTURE TRIAL PERIOD WOULD SOON BE COLLABORATION WITH INTERESTED MARICULTURISTS,
"THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OPEN SITES FOR EXPERIMENTING THE NEW SYSTEM IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.
"THE DESIGN CONSISTS BASICALLY OF A CAGE FITTED WITH FLOATS SUSPENDED FROM A SYSTEM OF FLOATING COLLARS, MR KWOK EXPLAINED.
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MANY
"THIS SPECIAL DESIGN HAS BEEN PROVEN CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING STRONG
AND CURRENTS
WAVES EVEN UNDER GALE
IN CONDITIONS COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, JAPAN AND IRELAND.
AND "VARIOUS CAGE DESIGNS IN THESE COUNTRIES WERE STUDIED
BE SUITABLE FOR USE OF THEM, WITH SOME MODIFICATION, APPEAR TO HONG KONG," HE SAID.
ONE
IN
/MR KWOK