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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1978

22 MILLION CONTRACT FOR POSTAL MECHANISATION EQUIPMENT SIGNED

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $22 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF POSTAL MECHANISATION EQUIPMENT AT THE POST OFFICE'S INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE IN HUNG HOM.

THE CONTRACT, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THE MECHANICAL HANDLING DEPARTMENT OF JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LTD., (JEC), WAS SIGNED TODAY BY MR. J.A. WALLACE, P.W.D.'S PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND MR. SIMON MURRAY, DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY.

THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING JEC AND THE BRITISH MANUFACTURERS -- GEO. ROBSON AND CC. (CONVEYORS) LTD., FENAMEC LTD. AND DAVIES PRITCHARD AND RICHMOND LTS.

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ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO COME FROM ANOTHER BRITISH MANUFACTURER MIDLAND DYNAMO LTD. WHILE THE PARCEL- SORTING EQUIPMENT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY A DANISH MANUFACTURER, KOSAN CRISPLANT.

THE BRITISH POSTAL CONSULTANCY SERVICE IN U.K. HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION OF THE EQUIPMENT.

THE 7,300 SQUARE-METRE INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE WILL BE THE MAJOR SORTING OFFICE FOR HANDLING INTERNATIONAL MAIL TO AND FROM HONG KONG.

AT PRESENT, STRUCTURAL WORK IS IN PROGRESS FOR THE TWO-STOREY BUILDING WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1979.

TRIALS FOR THE POSTAL MECHA.LICATION EQUIPMENT ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN 1980.

MORE OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRES BEING PLANNED

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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI, TODAY SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO OPEN MORE OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRES IN THE COMING YEARS.

SPEAKING AT A TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY MARKING THE OPENING OF THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAN CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP SITE, MR. LI SAID IT WOULD START WITH THE OPENING OF THE TSO KUNG TAK OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN IN 1931.

/HE SAID