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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1992
"KUMAGAI-MAEDA-YOKOGAWA-HITACHI JOINT VENTURE HAS PRODUCED EXTREMELY ECONOMICAL DESIGNS THAT FULLY MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS.
THE DESIGN FOR THE BRIDGE
HIGH.
COMPRISES CONCRETE MAIN SUPPORT TOWERS MORE THAN 150 METRES
FROM THESE TOWERS, CABLES WILL 430-METRE SPAN, BUILT RADIATE DOWNWARDS TO SUPPORT THE MAIN CENTRAL IN COMPOSITE STEEL AND CONCRETE.
THE MA WAN VIADUCT WILL CROSS THE ISLAND OF MA WAN BETWEEN TOTAL LENGTH OF TSING MA BRIDGE AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGE WITH A METRES.
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IT WILL HAVE LARGE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX GIRDERS, WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE THE ENCLOSED RAILWAY AND LOWER ROADWAY.
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT VENTURE ARE KUMAGAI GUMI (HK) OF HONG KONG AND THREE COMPANIES FROM JAPAN: MARDA CORPORATION, BRIDGE CORPORATION AND HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION.
YOKOGAWA
GOVERNOR ON LONDON VISIT
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(MONDAY)
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY BEGINS A BUSY SCHEDULE OF ENGAGEMENTS IN LONDON DURING HIS FIVE-DAY VISIT TO THE UK.
DURING HIS STAY, HE WILL CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS AND OTHER MINISTERS.
TODAY HE WILL MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION, AND MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GROUP. THIS EVENING, MR PATTEN WILL ATTEND A DINNER HOSTED BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY.
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ON TUESDAY, MR PATTEN WILL MEET MEMBERS OF CONSERVATIVE BACKBENCH COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, AND ADDRESS THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATIVE PEERS AT HOUSE OF LORDS.
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING THE GOVERNOR WILL ADDRESS THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AT PLAISTERERS HALL.
ON THURSDAY, MR PATTEN WILL VISIT THE HONG KONG STAND AT THE WORLD TRAVEL MART EXHIBITION.
THE GOVERNOR WILL DEPART LONDON POR HONG KONG ON FRIDAY.
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