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Wednesday, August 1, 1973

Mass Transit Railway Corporation, as well as for the diversion of utility

services and traffic routings which will need to be undertaken during

the construction phase. Finally, in advance of the negotiated main

contract, arrangements are being made for a contract to be let by tender

for site formation and associated civil engineering works at Kowloon

Bay so as to ensure that the workshops and administration building,

which are critical items in the project programme, will be completed

in good time."

Note to Editors:

We have been asked by the Financial Secretary to

say that his statement in the Legislative Council this afternoon concerning the Mass Transit Railway should be

read in conjunction with his reply made to a question in

the Council on July 4, 1973.

For ease of reference,

copies of the reply are being re-distributed in the

press boxes this evening.