FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1992

ONLY CONTRACTORS ON THE APPROVED CONTRACTORS FOR PUBLIC WORKS LIST I IN GROUP A, B OR C FOR WATERWORKS AND CONTRACTORS FOR MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION ON THE LISTS MAINTAINED BY GOVERNMENT LAND TRANSPORT AGENCY AND GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL BE PERMITTED TO TENDER.

FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, WANCHAI TOWER II, 44TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAT, HONG KONG.

TENDERS MUST BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS TENDER BOX SITUATED IN THE LIFT LOBBY ON 34TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON AUGUST 14.

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CHURCH LANE TO RE RECONSTRUCTED

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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS AUTHORISED RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCH LANK IN SHAU KKE WAN.

THE RESUMPTION AND

CHURCH LANE IS NOW UNDER PRIVATE MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP AND IS NOP PROPERLY MANAGED AND MAINTAINRÐ.

AS A RESULT THE ROAD IS IN A DILAPIDATRO CONDITION AND PARTLY OCCUPIED BY ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, PARKED VEHICLES, GOODS AND DEBRIS, LEADING TO SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT UPON RESUMPTION OF THIS ROAD, GOVERNMENT WOULD RECONSTRUCT AND THEREAFTER MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE DRAINS TO A PROPER STANDARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION WORKS WHICH INVOLVED THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECTIVE FOOTPATH, CARRIAGEWAY AND DRAINS WITHIN THE LANE WERE EXPECTED TO START IN JULY 1993, THR SPOKESMAN ADDED.

71 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

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RETURNED ΤΟ

A GROUP OF 71 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 35 MEN, 13 WOMEN, 12 ROYS AND 11 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 113TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 6,185 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 20,164 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNERS SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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