NOTE TO EDITORS:
IN
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978
CONTRACT SIGNING FOR TUEN MUN ROAD STAGE TWO
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A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF TUEN MUN ROAD WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
IT IS ONE OF THREE MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR STAGE II OF THE 17-KILOMETRE ROAD.
THE SIGNING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10 A.M. IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OCCASION. TELEVISION CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR CAMERAS.
MR. DAVID MCCULLOCH, PROJECT ENGINEER, AND MR, ALBERT LIU, SENIOR ENGINEER, OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY.
DIVERS TO CLEAR UNDERWATER LITTER
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LAUNCH PICNICKERS AND PLEASURE CRAFT OPERATORS SPENDING THE IR WEEKEND AT DEEP WATER BAY THIS SUNDAY (JULY 2) MORNING ARE URGED TO KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR SCUBA DIVERS WORKING IN THE AREA.
ABOUT 30 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG UNDERWATER FEDERATION WILL BE CONDUCTING A TWO-HOUR UNDERWATER LITTER CLEARANCE EXERCISE THERE STARTING AT 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY AS THEIR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CLEAN BEACH CAMPAIGN.
AN AREA OF ABOUT 30,000 SQUARE FEET JUST OUTSIDE THE EXISTING BOOM LINE IN THE CENTRE OF DEEP WATER BAY WILL BE MARKED OFF FOR THIS OPERATION BY RED FLAGS AND AN EXTRA BOOM LINE.
PEOPLE RIDING ON SPEED BOATS OR SKIING ARE REQUESTED TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT AREA WHERE THE VOLUNTEER DIVERS WILL BE RECOVERING LITTER FROM THE SEA BED.
TO ENSURE THAT THE DIVERS ARE WELL PROTECTED, TWO LAUNCHES, ONE FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL BE STATIONED OUTSIDE THE MARKED OFF AREA.
THE MARINE LAUNCH WILL ALSO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY LITTER COLLECTION POINT FOR THE DIVERS.
/. E.M.G. PORSGATE,
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