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Facilities in the terminal will include a berthing frontage of 3,000 metres for the fast-growing river trade with China, cargo working areas, lorry parking, a container freight station and government accommodation.
In response to the public tender invitation, the Government received bids from two tenderers: Odelon Limited and River Trade Terminal Company Limited. Following detailed examination and evaluation in accordance with the requirements and criteria published in the tender invitation documents, the Odelon Limited tender was found to have failed in a number of requirements specified in the tender invitation document.
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Import of frozen beef from UK suspended
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Following yesterday's decision by the European Commission to prohibit the export of UK beef, the Government has decided to suspend the issue of import licences covering all frozen and chilled beef from the United Kingdom with immediate effect.
Announcing this today (Thursday), a government spokesman said separate notices had been issued to stockholders informing them of the Government's decisions and advising them to label the origin of their beef.
Those who have already imported British beef into Hong Kong have also been directed to withhold their stocks and not to release them to wholesalers, retailers, or
any
other persons for sale or consumption.
"These measures have been taken to restore consumer confidence in beef sold as well as to avoid further market confusion in Hong Kong," the spokesman said.
Only two to three per cent of frozen beef sold in Hong Kong comes from the United Kingdom. The rest originates mainly from Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Argentina.
The spokesman assured the public that Hong Kong did not import fresh meat from the UK. All fresh beef sold in local markets comes from cows from China which are slaughtered in Hong Kong.