SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1993
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ON SATURDAYS AND DAYS WITH DAYTIME HORSE-RACING, THE TIME FOR REVERTING TO THE MIDDLE LANE TRAFFIC WILL BE ADVANCED FROM 4 PM ΤΟ 11.30 AM.
THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL LAST FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS.
ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THESE
ANNOUNCED.
ARRANGEMENTS
WILL BE FURTHER
IN ADDITION, A 24-HOUR ON-SITE COMPLAINT TELEPHONE HOTLINE IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE NUMBER IS 9029 7146.
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OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON AIRPORT WORKS
ABOUT 150 SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE BRIEFED TODAY (SATURDAY) ON CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME.
DURING A FOUR-HOUR BOAT TOUR OF THE PROJECTS, THEY SAW WORK ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, THE TSING MA AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGES, THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, RECLAMATION FOR TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN, AND THE AIRPORT SITE ITSELF AT CHEK LAP KOK.
THEY WERE ADDRESSED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION,
SIR DAVID SAID: "WE ARE MAKING EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME WITH CONTRACTS WORTH OVER $44 BILLION WELL UNDER WAY. PROJECTS SUCH AS THE TSING MA BRIDGE, WITH ITS DRAMATIC TOWERS, ARE BECOMING IMPRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION SPECTACLES.'
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"NOW THAT WORK IS WELL UNDER WAY, WE DECIDED ΤΟ TAKE SENIOR OFFICIALS ON A FOUR-HOUR BOAT TOUR OF THE PROJECTS SO THAT THEY COULD SEE THE WORK AT FIRST HAND.
"MANY OF THEM HAVE IMPORTANT ROLES, EITHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN TURNING THIS EXCITING PROGRAMME INTO REALITY, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY SHOULD SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT IS BEING DONE, HE SAID.
"THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY SAW AND WE PROUD OF WHAT IS BEING ACHIEVED. WE ARE SHOWING WHAT BEST BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING ONE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMMES IN RECORD TIME.
"NO ONE WHO SEES WHAT IS HAPPENING ON CAN BE IN ANY DOUBT THAT THE AIRPORT ITSELF CORE PROGRAMME ARE INDEED BEING BUILT."
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