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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1993 ·
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR FLOOD ALLEVIATION WORKS
THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT (DSD) WILL START CARRYING FLOOD ALLEVIATION WORKS IN YUEN LONG AND KAM TIN FROM OCTOBER 4.
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A CONTRACT WORTH ABOUT $275.5 MILLION FOR THE WORKS WAS SIGNED THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SERVICES (PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT}, MR SIH NAM-SEN, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, HOI SING CONSTRUCTION
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THE CONTRACT IS THE FIRST ONE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT TO ALLEVIATE FLOODING IN THE AREAS.
DRAINAGE AND A COMPANY
DRAINAGE
MR SIH NOTED THAT THE CONTRACT INVOLVED THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING SHAN PUI RIVER FROM THE DOWNSTREAM OF THE YUEN LONG INFLATABLE DAM TO INNER DEEP BAY, WHICH WAS THE MAIN DRAINAGE OUTLET FOR THE YUEN LONG AND KAM TIN CATCHMENTS.
THE WORKS INCLUDE:
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DREDGING OF FOUR KILOMETRES OF NAVIGATION CHANNEL IN DEEP BAY AND ALONG SHAN PUI RIVER;
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WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF THE EXISTING SHAN PUI RIVER;
CONSTRUCTING THREE KILOMETRES OF FLOOD EMBANKMENT;
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CONCRETE LINING OF A 460-METRE NULLAH;
RECONSTRUCTING THE ACCESS ROAD IN FRONT OF CHUNG HAU TSUEN;
RECONSTRUCTING AND EXTENDING THE BORDER ROAD AND THE BORDER FENCE, AND
LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ANCILLARY ASSOCIATED WORKS.
THE WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 48 MONTHS.
MEANWHILE, DSD HAS COMMISSIONED A STUDY ON ASSET INVENTORY IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AN AGREEMENT ON THE STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (TRADING FUND), MR CHUNG KWOK-LEUNG, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF MONTGOMERY WATSON HONG KONG LIMITED.
MR CHUNG NOTED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSET INVENTORY WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE EFFECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT OF DSD.
ASSETS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF SEWAGE SERVICES INCLUDE SEWAGE COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS TELEMETRY CONTROL SYSTEMS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND VEHICLES.
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"THE CONSULTANTS WELL HAVE TO SEARCH AND UPDATE EXISTING RECORDS AND DATA, ASSESS THE CONDITIONS OF THE ASSETS, COMPILE INVENTORY AND PLACE A REALISTIC VALUE ON THE ASSETS, HE ADDED.
/THE STUDY