WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1994
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BY VALUE
OF
OF THE
CONSTRUCTION
"THIS ACHIEVEMENT MEANS THAT ALMOST 60 PER CENT THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ONLY 43 PER CENT CONTRACT PERIOD.
TH
AMONG
MR LAU SAID THE SUSPENSION CABLES WOULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 1.1 METRES, BE MADE UP OF 28,000 TONNES OF WIRE.
WITH A CENTRAL SPAN OF 1,377 METRES, TSING MA WILL THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES IN THE WORLD, AND WILL BE CARRYING BOTH ROAD AND RAIL TRAFFIC.
THE
LARGEST
AND WOULD
BE ONE OF THE LONGEST
MA THE TSING
BRIDGE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDER A HK$7.2 BILLION CONTRACT BY ANGLO JAPANESE
VENTURE, CONSTRUCTION JOINT
UK, COMPRISING TRAFALGAR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION (ASIA) AND COSTAIN OF THE TOGETHER WITH MITSUI OF JAPAN.
BRIDGE THE
IS A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE LANTAU FIXED
HONG KONG'S
NEW
CROSSING, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO
AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK. IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AND DESIGNED BY MOTT MACDONALD (HK) LTD.
CHINESE DELEGATION TO VISIT HK
A CHINESE DELEGATION TO BE LED BY MR YIN ZHILIANG, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG, MACAO AND TAIWAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM AUGUST 30 то SEPTEMBER 8, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SEVEN OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE CHINESE STATE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION OFFICE, STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE MINISTRY OF RADIO, FILM AND TV; THE PRESS AND PUBLICATION ADMINISTRATION, THE STATE PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS COMMISSION AND THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL ARE IN THE DELEGATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF SPONSORED VISITS BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG.
"THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SPONSORED VISIT PROGRAMME IS TO INCREASE CHINESE AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS' MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER'S SYSTEMS AND WAYS OF LIFE," HE SAID.
THE DELEGATION WILL BE BRIEFED BY SENIOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON POLICIES RELATING TO EDUCATION, BROADCASTING, RECREATION AND INFORMATION FACILITIES.
CULTURE,
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