FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1993
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WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION DRAINAGE CONTRACT
THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED A FURTHER CONTRACT UNDER THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME, VALUED AT $188 MILLION.
THE CONTRACT, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED TO AOKI CORPORATION OF JAPAN, IS FOR THE HINTERLAND DRAINAGE PACKAGE 2 (NORTH PORTION) OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION PROJECT,
"AMONG OTHER BENEFITS, THE CONTRACT WILL BRING ABOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE WATER QUALITY IN THE HARBOUR OFF WEST KOWLOON," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THE HINTERLAND OF WEST KOWLOON BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND HING WAH STREET. THIS WILL PREVENT FLOODING ARISING FROM THE EXTENSION OF DRAINAGE FROM WEST KOWLOON ACROSS THE NEWLY RECLAIMED LAND.
THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE WATER QUALITY IN THE HARBOUR WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEWERS AND DRY WEATHER FLOW INTERCEPTORS WHICH WILL INTERCEPT POLLUTED STORM WATER IN THE EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START IN MID-SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1996.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN SHAM SHUI PO AND MONG KOK TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK.
"THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED AND WILL BE MONITORED IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC, HE SAID.
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THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO 26, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $28.8 BILLION.
TOGETHER WITH THE FOUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY VALUED AT $9.7 BILLION, THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE ACP, ALL WITHIN BUDGET, SOME $38.5 BILLION.
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