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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1976.

TSING YI ISLAND SITE TO BE PUT UP FOR TENDER

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THE GOVERNMENT IS SHORTLY TO PUT UP FOR TENDER A SITE ON TSING YI ISLAND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SHIPBUILDING, SHIP REPAIRING AND HEAVY ENGINEERING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY.

HE SAID THE SITE, ON THE SOUTH WEST OF THE ISLAND HAS A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 765,000 SQ. FT. CONSISTING MAINLY OF FORESHORE AND SEADED, RECLAMATION WORK AND SITE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ROADWORKS AND DRAINAGE, WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER.

THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE GOVERNMENT AND REQUIRED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITHIN 14 DAYS. HE CAN PAY THE PREMIUM EITHER IN FULL WITHIN ONE MONTH OR BY NINE ANNUAL INSTALMENTS WITH INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT.

CROWN RENT WILL BE $2,000 ANNUALLY.

A GOVERNMENT NOTICE GIVING FULL DETAILS OF THE CONDITIONS OF TENDER IS TO BE PUBLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT FORTNIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO STATE THE CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS, EACH OF WHICH MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DEPOSIT OF $1 MILLION.

ANTI-NOISE POLLUTION CAMPAIGN

NOTE TO EDITORS

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENVIROMENTAL POLLUTION (EPCC:1) WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 P.M. ON HOUDAY (JANUARY 5, 1976) TO LAUNCH ITS MONTH- LONG ANTI-NOISE POLLUTION CAMPAIGN.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE VILL DE HELD AT THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, DEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE WILL DE MR. HENRY LITTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE NOISE POLLUTION SUD-COMMITTEE OF EPCCH, AND MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, A MENDER OF THE SUD-COMMITTEE. ALSO PRESENT VILL DE MR, HÅRNAM GREVAL, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.

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