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Mr Yeomans will leave Hong Kong to interview the master and the crew of the M T "New World" and to inspect the vessel once the ship agent has furnished the Marine Department will information regarding where and when the master and the crew members will land ashore.
It is expected that Mr Yeomans will leave Hong Kong before Christmas Eve (December 24).
Of the 29 crew members on board the M T "New World", 19 were picked up by a passing vessel, two remained onboard the "New World", eight are still missing.
The crew members come from China, Taiwan and the Philippines.
End/Thursday, December 22, 1994
Contract awarded for West Kowloon Reclamation project
The Central Tender Board has approved the award of an Airport Core Programme (ACP) contract for the West Kowloon Reclamation project.
The contract, which covers the Jordan Road Reclamation Phase II and the construction of a temporary passenger ferry pier, will be awarded by the Civil Engineering Department to Aoki Corporation of Japan at a price of $118 million.
The works comprise the reclamation of 4.1 hectares of land, the reprovisioning of Man Cheong Street pumphouse and the construction of Dundas Street box culvert extension.
The contract also includes the construction of a temporary passenger ferry pier by modifying the existing jetty at Government Dockyard.
Work will start in early January and will be completed in late 1996.
The award of this contract brings the total number of ACP contracts awarded so
far to 97, with a total value of over $64 billion.
End/Thursday, December 22, 1994