FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994
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$257 MILLION CENTRAL RECLAMATION CONTRACT SIGNED
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THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION PROJECT TOOK ANOTHER STEP FORWARD WITH THE SIGNING OF A $257 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PHASE II RECLAMATION WORKS TODAY (FRIDAY).
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THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MR LEE SHING-SEE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONTRACTOR, A JOINT VENTURE FORMED BY SUN FOOK KONG (CIVIL) LIMITED AND DICKSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
SPEAKING AT THE CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY, MR LEE NOTED THAT PHASE II OF THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION FORMED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WHOLE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION PROJECT.
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ABOUT 5.3 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE TAMAR BASIN AREA WOULD RECLAIMED TO PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDED SITES FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, HE SAID.
"THE WORKS OF THE CONTRACT COMPRISE MAINLY DREDGING OF 101,000 CUBIC METRES OF MATERIAL, RECLAMATION WITH 660,000 CUBIC METRES OF FILLING MATERIALS, SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES, CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE, ROADS, DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE, WATERWORKS, REPROVISIONING OF COOLING WATER PUMPING STATION FACILITIES, RELOCATION OF FENWICK PIER STREET HELIPAD AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.
"THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF CULVERTS, COOLING WATER PIPES AND CROSS HARBOUR WATER MAINS AS ADVANCE WORKS FOR PHASE III OF THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION, MR LEE ADDED.
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THE WORKS WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN 24
MR LEE EXPLAINED THAT THE WHOLE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION WOULD EXTEND ALONG THE WATERFRONT FROM SHEUNG WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY TO PROVIDE ABOUT 108 HECTARES OF RECLAIMED LAND.
"WITH THE ADDITION OF EXISTING AREAS IN THE HINTERLAND AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA AND A TYPHOON SHELTER IN CAUSEWAY BAY, A TOTAL OF 169 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
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THE WHOLE PROJECT IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN FIVE PHASES PHASES FOR THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION AND TWO FOR THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION.
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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION WILL EXTEND RUMSEY STREET TO PEDDER STREET, AND LAND FORMATION WORKS OF THIS PHASE BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR AND IS PROGRESSING WELL.
MR LEE NOTED THAT THIS PHASE WOULD PROVIDE LAND FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY CENTRAL STATION AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
"THE MAIN RECLAMATION AND REPROVISIONING WORKS ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1997.
"THE REMAINING INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLETION TOWARDS MID-1998," HE SAID.
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