FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993
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ALL THE RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS WOULD BE CLEARLY STATED IN A "TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN DESIGNATED AREAS" ΤΟ BE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY.
"THE GENERAL EFFECT OF THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD BE ΤΟ BAN VIRTUALLY ALL NON-ESSENTIAL NOISY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN BUILT-UP AREAS DURING NIGHT-TIME AND HOLIDAYS, THEREBY PROVIDING THE RELIEF THE COMMUNITY DESERVES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
A SIX-MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD WOULD BE GIVEN то ENABLE THE INDUSTRY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
"CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, IT WILL IN FACT BE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS FROM NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE CONTROLS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALL RENOVATION WORK, EXCEPT THAT WHICH IS CARRIED OUT WITHIN DOMESTIC PREMISES BY THE OCCUPANTS THEMSELVES, WILL BE COVERED BY THE NEW PROPOSALS.
THE AMENDMENT BILL ALSO SEEKS TO AMEND SEVERAL OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE WHICH ARE NOT FLEXIBLE OR CLEAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF CONTROLS. THESE INCLUDE THE APPEAL PROVISIONS, THE PROVISIONS FOR CONTROL OF NOISY PRODUCTS THAT FOR EXEMPTION ORDERS.
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CONTRACT AWARD FOR ROUTE 3 KWAI CHUNG VIADUCT
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TENDER
THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS ACCEPTED A $2,268 MILLION SUBMITTED BY THE SOGEA/CAMPENON BERNARD SGE/FRANKI CONTRACTOR JOINT VENTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE KWAI CHUNG VIADUCT SECTION OF ROUTE 3.
VALUE
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CONTRACTS AWARDED ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) TO 21, WITH A TOTAL OF OVER $24 BILLION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN ANNOUNCING THE CONTRACT AWARD.
"ALL 21 CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN BUDGET AND SCHEDULE," HE SAID,
ALL ARE ON
THE ROUTE 3 KWAI CHUNG VIADUCT CONTRACT IS A MAJOR ELEMENT IN THE ACP'S HIGHWAYS NETWORK LINKING TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK TO KOWLOON AND CENTRAL DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.
ROUTE 3 IS PLANNED AS A MAJOR NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY LINKING THE BORDER AND NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WITH WEST KOWLOON VIA TSING YI.
THE FIRST PART OF ROUTE 3 TO BE CONSTRUCTED FALLS WITHIN THE ACP AND CONNECTS THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING WITH THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY. THE KWAI CHUNG VIADUCT BETWEEN LAI KING AND MEI FOO SUN CHUEN FORMS PART OF THIS SECTION.
THIS CONTRACT COMPRISES CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE KM DUAL FOUR- LANE EXPRESSWAY ON VIADUCT WITH FULL WIDTH HARD SHOULDER AND ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS.
/TENDERS WERE