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Landscape works at Yuen Long Southern Bypass
The Highways Department is inviting tenders for the soft landscape works associated with the Yuen Long Southern Bypass.
The bypass was open to traffic in November 1994. Landscaping works will be carried out over the entire length of the road in keeping with its rural setting.
The works are expected to start in May this year and will take about seven months to complete.
There will be a one year establishment period to ensure the proper growth of the tree and shrubs.
A notice inviting tenders was published in today's (Friday) gazette.
Tender forms and other particulars are obtainable from Binnie Consultants Limited, 11th floor, New Town Plaza, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin. Their contact telephone no. is 2601 1000.
Tenders must be placed in the Public Works Tender Box on 34th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, before noon on March 10.
End/Friday, February 17, 1995
Seminar to promote adoption of children with special needs
The Director of Social Welfare, Mr Ian Strachan, today (Friday) appealed to members of the public and those who may be thinking about child adoption to consider giving children with special needs an opportunity to become a member of their family.
He urged them to share their love and to have the joy of seeing love reciprocated.
Mr Strachan made the appeal when he officiated at the opening ceremony of the second seminar on children with special needs at Excelsior Hotel.