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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1977

CONTRACT FOR AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE

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WORK WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH ON THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE WHICH WILL LINK THE FISHING VILLAGE OF AP LEI CHAU WITH ABERDEEN.

CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WILL BE FORMALLY SIGNED AT THE P.W.D. HEADQUARTERS AT 2.30 P.M. ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8).

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.

MR. T. S. NG, CHIEF ENGINEER, HIGHWAYS/CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

SIR MURRAY TO VISIT MTR WORK SITES

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL VISIT A NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION SITES OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) AFTERNOON.

SIR MURRAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN AND THE M.T.R. CORPORATION CHAIRMAN, MR. N.S. THOMPSON.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO SHEK KIP MEI AND LOK FU STATIONS. THOSE COVERING THE VISIT ARE ASKED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE M.T.R.C. PROJECT OFFICE. QUEENSWAY, AT 3.15 P.M. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL RETURN TO THE OFFICE AT 5.30 P.M.

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