FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1992
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CHINESE OFFICIALS VISIT HK
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OF SIX 21 FOR A
AT THE INVITATION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, A GROUP CHINESE OFFICIALS WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO 10-DAY PROGRAMME OF VISITS AND BRIEFINGS.
OF SECOND OF THE CHINESE
THE GROUP WILL BE LED BY MR WANG FENGCHAO, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE STATE COUNCIL.
PLACE
WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKING "THE VISIT IS ONE OF A SERIES
FEW OVER THE PAST
TO GIVE YEARS
CHINESE OFFICIALS A FIRST-HAND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HONG KONG WORKS," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
ON
POLICIES
THE VISITORS WILL BE BRIEFED BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE SYSTEM, HOUSING AND THE WORK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
GOVT RENEWS AIRPORT PROJECTS CONSULTANCY WITH BECHTEL
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT' AND INTERNATIONAL BECHTEL INCORPORATED WILL SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) UNDER WHICH THE AMERICAN FIRM CONTINUE TO SERVE AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT FOR HONG KONG'S NEW AIRPORT SCHEME AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
THE
NEW
WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE AGREEMENT
OFFICE (NAPCO), MR RAFAEL HUI, PROJECTS COORDINATION CONSULTANT PROJECT MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL BECHTEL INC. TOWNSEND.
AIRPORT AND THE DR HENRY
PHASE
AGREEMENT
GROUP,
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROJECT II
MANAGEMENT A BECHTEL,
OF WITH
SUBSIDIARY INTERNATIONAL
WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 1,
CONSULTANCY THE SAN 1992 ΤΟ
FRANCISCO-BASED BECHTEL
JANUARY 31, 1994.
FORWARD IN THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT MARKS A FURTHER STEP
BE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) UNDER WHICH THE NEW AIRPORT WILL BUILT AT CHEK LAP KOK AND NINE RELATED CORE PROJECTS COMPLETED.
THE
THE ACP INVOLVES BUILDING THE NEW AIRPORT, TWO AND A VIADUCT AS PART OF THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING,
NEW A
TOWN AT ROAD LINK, AND
ASSOCIATED AN RECLAMATIONS, A HIGH-SPEED AIRPORT RAILWAY, AND A ROAD TUNNEL BETWEEN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND.
MAJOR BRIDGES TWO EXPRESSWAYS
CHUNG,
TWO
TUNG
THIRD UNDERWATER
THE GOVERNMENT
ARE
MORE THAN 130 MAJOR WORKS CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE NEXT YEARS, AND 65 PER CENT OF THOSE FUNDED BY ESTIMATED TO COST OVER $100 MILLION EACH.
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