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JLG to discuss transitional Budget
The Sino-British Joint Liaison Group will hold their third round of Expert Talks from July 25 to 27 in Hong Kong to discuss the preparation for Hong Kong's transitional Budget and related matters.
The British team will be led by Mr K C Kwong, Secretary for the Treasury of the Hong Kong Government. The Chinese team will be led by Mr Chen Zuo'er, Chinese Representative on the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group. They will be assisted by experts.
End/Sunday, July 23, 1995
Radar station contract awarded for new airport
The Public Works Tender Board has approved the award of an Airport Core Programme (ACP) contract for the construction of a radar station at Tai Lam Chung for the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
The contract, valued at $10.9 million, has been awarded by the Architectural Services Department to Progress Construction Limited of Hong Kong.
The contractor will be responsible for site formation works and the construction of a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Station at Tai Lam Chung.
The radar station will be equipped with facilities to detect windshear conditions associated with rain showers or thunderstorms. Warnings will be communicated to the new airport for the attention of air traffic controllers and pilots. Work will start early next month for completion in mid-1996.
End/Sunday, July 23, 1995