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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1993
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WATER WORKS FOR SHA TIN
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR LAYING WATER MAINS IN SHA TIN.
ABOUT 1.5 KILOMETRES OF FRESH AND SALT WATER MAINS RANGING FROM 200 TO 400 MILLIMETRES IN DIAMETER ARE PLANNED TO BE LAID FROM LOWER SHING MUN ROAD TO HEUNG FAN LIU STREET TO CONNECT WITH THE EXISTING MAINS.
AFTER THE WORKS ARE COMPLETED, WATER SUPPLY TO THE NEW TOWN WILL BE EXPANDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING POPULATION.
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS.
THE
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, 44TH FLOOR, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
TENDER OFFER WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON JANUARY 7 NEXT YEAR.
318 RETURN TO VIETNAM
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A GROUP OF 318 VIETNAMESE RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE
MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
COMPRISING 121 MEN, 91 WOMEN, 61 BOYS AND 45 GIRLS, THEY WERK THE 188TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
NUMBER OF
VIETNAMESE THIS YEAR. AND то 38,060 PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 11,748 THE TOTAL MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE 1989.
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