SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1992
THE TWO BRIDGES ARE THE TSING MA BRIDGE, A
SUSPENSION BRIDGE,
AND THE KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE.
AND
HERE "ONE OF OUR DUTIES
IS TO MANAGE THE CONSULTANTS CONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT. TO MONITOR THEIR WORK AND HELP IN SOLVING COMPLETED ON TIME PROBLEMS SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE AND WITHIN BUDGET. THIS IS OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.
$7 BILLION.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE TSING MA BRIDGE WILL COST WILL BE THE WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE CARRYING BOTH ROAD TRAFFIC ON THE SAME STRUCTURE.
IT RAIL AND
IN CASE
"A SHELTERED LOWER DECK WHICH WILL CARRY ROAD TRAFFIC OF INCLEMENT WEATHER WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE.
COMPLICATED THAN THAT "THE WORK THEREFORE IS MORE
ON OTHER THE AKASHI-KAIKYO IN JAPAN WHICH, SUSPENSION BRIDGES, FOR EXAMPLE THOUGH LONGER, DOES NOT CARRY RAIL TRAFFIC.
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SPAN OF STEEL
'WITH AN OVERALL LENGTH OF AROUND 2,200 METRES AND A MAIN OF 1,377 METRES, TSING MA WILL REQUIRE THE LARGEST QUANTITY
MR KWONG NOTED. WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER LONG SUSPENSION BRIDGES,
IN THIS
BUILT
CHALLENGE ΤΟ ALL OF US "THE PROJECT IS A BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST MAJOR SUSPENSION BRIDGE TO BE KONG. IT IS NEW TO US AND NATURALLY WE HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD THAT ITS PROGRESS IS SMOOTH, MR KWONG SAID.
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"WE ARE NOW WORKING CLOSELY WITH A GROUP OF SECONDED WHO ARE EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED IN THE BUILDING OF LONG-SPAN BRIDGES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.
OFFICE IN HONG TO SEE
ENGINEERS SUSPENSION
"THEY INTEGRATE WITH GOVERNMENT STAFF IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FREQUENTLY ON SITE TO MONITOR TSING MA PROJECT, THEY WILL BE PROGRESS AND ENSURE THAT CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
"THEREFORE WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE TOO
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ACHIEVING OUR GOAL, HE SAID.
THE THE
MANY DIFFICULTIES
IN
TO RETAIN BUT MR KWONG IS CONCERNED THAT THERE SHOULD BE WAYS
GOVERNMENT SO AS TO PREPARE IT FOR THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE
IN THE FUTURE. FOR EXAMPLE A BUILDING MAJOR BRIDGES IN HONG KONG
LINK POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN SHAM TSENG AND MA WAN AND A FURTHER BRIDGE BETWEEN TSING YT AND STONECUTTERS ISLAND.
"THERE WILL BE SOME YEARS
BEFORE THESE ARE CONSTRUCTED. BY RETIRED. IT IS IMPORTAN'T THEN, MANY OF US WORKING HERE NOW MAY HAVE
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CONSTRUCTED IS KEPT THAT A PROPER RECORD OF HOW THE THAT FUTURE ENGINEERS WILL HAVE SOME READY REFERENCE.
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THAT EVERY CONSTRUCTION WORK IS RECORDED CAREFULLY AND PROCESS IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO ACHIEVE THIS.
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