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"THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE ACP HINGES UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHICH CAN ORGANISE AND SCHEDULE THAT ALL THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS INTO A WORKABLE WHOLE, THUS ENSURING THE PROGRAMME IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET, SAID MR HUI.
UNDER PHASE 1 OF THE CONSULTANCY, THE MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN WORK OF THE ACP WAS NEARING
PLANNING, COMPLETION.
UNDER THE $195 MILLION PHASE II CONSULTANCY, INTERNATIONAL BECHTEL WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH CO- ORDINATION, MONITORING OF COSTS AND PROGRAMMING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON ALL ACP PROJECTS. INTERNATIONAL BECHTEL STAFF WORK WITH NAPCO AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED TEAM.
NAPCO UNDERTAKES OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNDER WHICH CONTROL BASELINES FOR ALL 10 ACP CORE PROJECTS ARE ESTABLISHED AND PROGRESS MONITORED.
"A LARGE SCALE, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS THE ACP HAS NOT BEEN UNDERTAKEN BEFORE IN HONG KONG, AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS BECHTEL, WITH ITS WIDE EXPERIENCE IN MAJOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORLD-WIDE, IS PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN ENSURING THAT THE ACP IS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY," SAID MR HUI.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE DIRECTOR OF NAPCO, MR RAFAEL HUI, AND THE CONSULTANT PROJECT MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL BECHTEL INC., DR HENRY TOWNSEND, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE MEDIA TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT AND ON OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT. THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT THE NAPCO INFORMATION UNIT ON TEL. 802 3475.
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AIRPORT BUILDING REFURBISHMENT WORKS REACHES LAST PHASE
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REFURBISHMENT WORKS
TO THE OLD SECTION OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE AND HAS REACHED ITS LAST PHASE.
PHASES I TO IV OF THE PROGRAMME HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ALL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK INTO OPERATION. THESE INCLUDE NEW RESTAURANTS AT THE WESTERN END OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING.
WORKS OF THE LAST PHASE WILL START NEXT MONTH.
/A SPOKESMAN