FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1990
'CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED CONSULTANCY FIRM ON WORKS RELATED TO THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, WHICH IS A KEY PART OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT.
THE 330-HECTARE RECLAMATION, EXTENDING ALONG THE WATERFRONT FROM YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER TO LAI CHI KOK, WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR ESSENTIAL TRANSPORT SERVICES TO THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS BEING PLANNED ON THE RECLAMATION INCLUDE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, PORT-RELATED, GOVERNMENT/
RESIDENTIAL,
INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY AND OPEN SPACE USES.
IN VIEW OF THE NEED ΤΟ COMPLETE THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE RECLAMATION WORKS WITHIN A PERIOD OF ABOUT FOUR YEARS, THE TECHNIQUES OF RECLAMATION AND SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE DREDGING AND DISPOSAL OF SEA MUD TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION, WILL BE CAREFULLY EXAMINED.
THE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, DR NIP KAM FAN AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MOTT MACDONALD HONG KONG LIMITED, WOULD INVOLVE THE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF THE 160 HECTARES OF RECLAMATION AND SEAWALL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, TOGETHER WITH AGREED LOCAL ROADS SYSTEM, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING FOR THE TOTAL AREA OF 330 HECTARES.
THE NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENTS
WOULD ALSO BE
UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONSULTANT.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FIRST CONTRACT IN THE AREA ΤΟ BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CONSULTANT WOULD BE LET IN EARLY 1991 WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF RECLAMATION WORKS BY MID-1994.
OF THE 330 HECTARES ΤΟ BE RECLAIMED, ABOUT 170 HECTARES FORMING THE SOUTHERN PART WILL BE DESIGNED AND SUPERVISED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE WORKS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED SEAWALLS AND DRAINAGE, WILL COMMENCE NEXT MONTH.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION $8.3 BILLION.
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