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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1992
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"OUR TWO ECONOMIES ARE NOW INEXTRICABLY INTERWINED. THE MORE CAPITALIST VALUES CAN PERMEATE CHINA, THE MORE SECURE HONG KONG WILL BE AFTER 1997.
"IT IS THEREFORE VITAL FOR THE WORLD TO KEEP OPEN ITS LINKS WITH CHINA, WHETHER POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL. HONG HƯNG CANNOT BE ISOLATED FROM ANY PUNITIVE ACTION IMPOSED UPON CHINA, SHE SAID.
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$732 MILLION SITE FORMATION CONTRACT FOR TUNG CHUNG AWARDED
THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, DR NIP KAM-FAN, TODAY (MONDAY) SIGNED A $732 MILLION CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SITE FORMATION WORKS OF THE TỤNG CHUNG DEVELOPMENT PHASE I.
THE TUNG CHUNG PHASE I DEVELOPMENT IS ONE OF THE 10 AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS AND WILL FORM THE BASIS OF A NEW TOWN TO SERVE THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK,
PHASE I WILL ACCOMMODATE A POPULATION OF 20,000 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1997 TO TIE IN WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW AIRPORT.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, OPEN SPACE AND THE ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
UNDER THE SITE FORMATION CONTRACT, AN AREA OF ABOUT 52 HECTARES WILL BE RECLAIMED FROM THE FORESHORE BETWEEN THE TUNG CHUNG BATTERY AND TAI PO, TOGETHER WITH A LAND AREA OF ABOUT 15 HECTARES TO BE FORMED IN THE TUNG CHUNG AREA.
THE LAND FORMED WILL ACCOMMODATE THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN AS WELL AS THE SECTION OF THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY AND AIRPORT RAILWAY THROUGH TUNG CHUNG.
A CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT AREA WITH CARGO HANDLING FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WHILE A 400-METRE WIDE FAIRWAY WILL BE DREDGED TO FACILITATE MARINE ACCESS TO THE TUNG CHUNG WATERFRONT, AND AN INTERIM FERRY PIER.
WORKS ON THE CONTRACT WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE. EARLY HANDOVERS OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WORK TO THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ARE HOWEVER SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT ΤΟ ENSURE TIMELY COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND HOUSING PROJECTS IN MEETING THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONTRACT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE SOUTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPERVISION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE CONSULTANTS, MOTT MACDONALD HONG KONG LIMITED.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER OF THE CONTRACT JS CHINA HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY.
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