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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1992
PREQUALIFICATION OF TENDERERS FOR NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY WORKS
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING CONTRACTORS TO SEEK PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUNG CHUNG SECTION
OF THE NORTH LANTAU
EXPRESSWAY.
TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT THE 2.6-KILOMETRE FUNG CHUNG SECTION WOULD BE BUILT PARTLY ON HILLSIDE AND PARTLY ON RECLAIMED LAND.
CARRIAGEWAY, THE
WORKS WILL COMPRISE A DUAL THREE-LANE FORMATION OF RESERVES FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES AND THE INSTALLATION OF WATER MAINS AND A TRUNK SEWER.
PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM MOTT MACDONALD HONG KONG LIMITED, 12TH FLOOR, SUN HUNG KAI CENTRE, 30 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. THE CLOSING DATE IS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 11.
DETAILS OF THE TENDERS ARE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
FOLLOWING THE PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE, THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO INVITE TENDERS FROM PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS IN LATE THIS YEAR.
OFFICIALS TO VISIT CHINA
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SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, WILL BE VISITING CHINA FROM AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 2 AT THE INVITATION OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE.
MR CHAU WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN OTHER HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF VISITS WHICH STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR GENERAL FAMILIARISATION.
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