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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
THE TWO RADAR SYSTEMS WILL FORM PART OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR NETWORK FOR AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE.
WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND WILL FEBRUARY 1996.
BE COMPLETED IN
AIRPORT
OF
THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMME CONTRACTS AWARDED SO FAR TO 67, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OVER $51.8 BILLION.
CORE
AWARDED BY
THE CONTRACT AND A $0.6
THESE INCLUDE 53 CONTRACTS WORTH OVER $34 BILLION THE GOVERNMENT, 12 CONTRACTS WORTH ABOUT $11.5 BILLION AWARDED BY PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THE $5.7 BILLION CONSTRUCTION AWARDED BY THE WESTERN HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY LIMITED, BILLION IMMERSED TUBE TUNNEL CONTRACT FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.
AWARDED
0
NEW PROCEDURE FOR BUILDINGS APPEAL TRIBUNAL PROPOSED
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INTRODUCE NEW PROCEDURE APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.
FOR HANDLING
REGULATION
FOR
THE NEW PROCEDURE, SET OUT IN THE BUILDING (APPEAL)
REPLACE THE OLD PROVISIONS ON FRIDAY, WILL BE GAZETTED APPEALING TO THE BUILDINGS APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
TO
ΤΟ
THE TRIBUNAL WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE
ON MATTERS HEAR APPEALS AGAINST THE BUILDING AUTHORITY'S DECISIONS SUCH AS DISAPPROVAL OF BUILDING PLANS OR SERVING OF DEMOLITION ORDERS.
PRESENT
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED IN JULY THIS YEAR TO MAKE THE APPEAL PROVISIONS CONFORM WITH LEGAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES,
IT BROUGHT DIFFERENT APPEALS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY DEALT BY DIFFERENT APPEAL BODIES, UNDER ONE APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
WITH
WHICH
IN LINE WITH THIS CHANGE, A NEW SET OF APPEAL PROCEDURES, SUIT CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, IS INTRODUCED IN THE REGULATION TO REPLACE THE OLD PROCEDURES.
SEEKS
ΤΟ ANOTHER AMENDMENT REGULATION
GAZETTED ALSO TO BE STREAMLINE THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR RECOGNISED PROFESSIONALS AND -- CONTRACTORS.
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UNDER THE PROPOSED BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) (NO.3) ENGINEERS, REGULATION 1993, AUTHORISED PERSONS, REGISTERED STRUCTURAL REGISTERED BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND REGISTERED VENTILATION CONTRACTORS MAY APPLY FOR REGISTRATION OR RETENTION OF EXISTING REGISTRATION FOR ONE OR THREE YEARS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REGISTRATION FEES HAVE BEEN REVISED REFLECT THE RISE IN COST INCURRED IN PROCESSING SUCH APPLICATIONS.
TO
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