3
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1979
ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SIGNED
*****
A $12.8 MILLION CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINS TO SERVE TUEN MUN'S NEW TOWN CENTRE.
THE WORK WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1 400 METRES OF ROADS AND A STORMWATER AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO SANG LEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID: THE TOWN CENTRE OCCUPIES SOME 16 HECTARES OF LAND, AND IT COMPRISES SOME 23 RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, EACH ABOUT 28 STOREYS HIGH, WITH SHOPPING AND PARKING FACILITIES ON PODIUM FLOORS.+
HE SAID THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN CENTRE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
ON COMPLETION, IT WILL HAVE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A BUS TERMINUS, DEPARTMENT STORES, A CINEMA, A MARKET, A CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX, A MAGISTRACY AND A POLYCLINIC.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, AN EXISTING TEMPORARY STEEL FOOT-BRIDGE ACROSS TUEN MUN ROAD WILL BE RELOCATED TO A NEW POSITION TO ENABLE PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS THE ROAD IN SAFETY.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WORK WILL BE SUPERVISED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, ON BEHALF OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
GOVERNOR UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL HIP OPERATION IN UK ****
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, NOW ON LEAVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, HAS UNDERGONE A SUCCESSFUL HIP OPERATION.
THE OPERATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT HIP TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) MORNING AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATIONS.
HIS CONDITION IS DESCRIBED AS SATISFACTORY.
THE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN A SPECIAL HIP UNIT AT KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL, MIDHURST, SUSSEX.
--
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.