FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1993
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THE NOTICE TO DECLARE PART OF THE ORIGINAL ORDER DATED JULY
ORDER 1993 VOID AND THE NEW
DATED JULY 14, 1993 WERE ISSUED TO PARTIES CONCERNED AS WELL AS THE WTCG AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO ISSUE A NOTICE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN ONE ENGLISH AND TWO CHINESE NEWSPAPERS DETAILING THE MISTAKEN CERTIFICATE NUMBERS AND THE LIST OF SHARES AFFECTED BY THE NEW ORDER DATED JULY 14, 1993.
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WORKS TO EASE TUEN MUN ROAD JAM
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SUITABLE CONTRACTORS TO
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLY FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR TENDERING FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS ON TUEN MUN ROAD то EASE THE SERIOUS TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE AREA.
IMPROVEMENT WAS
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE MAJOR TO WIDEN THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY AT FOUR LONG UPHILL SECTIONS OF TUEN MUN ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE AN 8.5-KILOMETRE CLIMBING LANE SO AS TO INCREASE THE ROAD CAPACITY.
MUN
THE FOUR UPHILL SECTIONS ARE AT SAM SHING
HUI, SO KWUN WAT, TAI LAM AND TING KAU, WHICH ARE AT PRESENT BOTTLENECKS OF TURN ROAD.
FURTHERMORE, A HARD SHOULDER OF A FULL LANE WIDTH ADJACENT TO THE CLIMBING LANE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ΤΟ FACILITATE FUTURE MAINTENANCE AND TO DEAL MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH ACCIDENTS OR VEHICLE BREAKDOWNS AT THE SECTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MAJOR WORKS COMPRISE CUTTING AND FILLING OF SLOPES, WIDENING OF VEHICLE BRIDGES, EXTENSION OF PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND STORM WATER CULVERTS, CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS AND IMPROVEMENT TO ROAD DRAINAGE.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY AND CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY DIVIDER ΤΟ CONCRETE PROFILE BARRIERS, EXCEPT FOR BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS, WITHIN THE CLIMBING LANE SECTIONS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED A DESIGN AND BUILD TYPE CONTRACT TO ENABLE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE START AND COMPLETION OF THE WORKS. CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MAY AND BE COMPLETED IN MAY
1997.
DETAILS OF THE PREQUALIFICATION INVITATION ARE GAZETTED TODAY
(FRIDAY).
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CONTRACTORS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE ARE INVITED APPLY. PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGIONAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER/NT, HIGHWAYS/NT REGION, THIRD FLOOR, HOMANTIN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 88 CHUNG HAU STREET, HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON.
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