SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1993
THE NINE YEARS OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION, HE ADDED, HAD ALSO PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, INCLUDING WOMEN, TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PREPARE THEM FOR WORK.
ADDITIONALLY, WOMEN IN TERTIARY EDUCATION WAS NOW THE NORM RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION IT USED TO BE 30 YEARS AGO AND ALL THESE FACTORS, HE STRESSED, CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISING STATUS OF WOMEN.
AND AS WOMEN NOW COMPRISE NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION, REPRESENTING ONE OF HONG KONG'S IMPORTANT RESOURCES, MR LAM SAID THEIR TALENTS AND CREATIVITY WERE PERTINENT TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIFE.
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SHOULD THEREFORE
BE ENCOURAGED, HE ADDED.
TODAY'S TO FURTHER
IN THIS CONNECTION, MR LAM SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT WORKSHOP WOULD COME UP WITH USEFUL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW ENHANCE WOMEN'S ROLE IN SUCH ACTIVETIES,
LANDSCAPE WORKS FOR NT CIRCULAR ROAD
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SOFT LANDSCAPE WORKS FOR THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD FROM AU TAU TO MAI PO.
THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD FROM AC TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD HAS BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN MID-JANUARY THIS YEAR.
SUBSTANTIAL LANDSCAPE WORKS WILL RE CARRIED OUT OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ROAD TO KEEP ITS RURAL SETTING.
WORKS UNDER THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AS WELL AS IN THE INTERCHANGE AREAS.
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN JULY THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE APOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
DETAILS OF THE TENDER INVITATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM BINNIE CONSULTANTS LIMITED. 11TH FLOOR, NEW TOWN TOWER, PAK HON TING STREET, SHA TIN. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON THEL 601 1000.
TENDERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED, AND ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC WORKS TENDRR BOARD, AND PUT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS TFNDPR ROX AT THE LIFT LOBRY ON 34TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG BEFORE NOON ON JJUNG
(PREDAVI. LATE TENDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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