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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1980

A TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE PAVILION WOULD NOT ONLY BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO PROVIDE VILLAGERS AS WELL AS PICNICKERS AND MORNING WALKERS SOMEWHERE TO REST OR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER.

CITC TRAINEES, IN TEAMS OF 20, ARE WORKING EVERY WEEKDAY ON THE SITE. THE INSTRUCTOR IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT, MR HO SIU-KWAN, ESTIMATED THAT OVER 300 TRAINEES WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT BY THE TIME IT IS COMPLETED IN JULY.

MR HO SAID IT WAS THE FIRST TIME TRAINEES HAD BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO HANDLE A PROJECT ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN. +EVERY BIT OF WORK, FROM SITE FORMATION TO THE FINISHING TOUCHES, WILL BE DONE BY US, HE SAID. IT IS VERY GOOD TRAINING,+

THE PAVILION WAS DESIGNED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ENGINEER, MR WONG KAI-WING.

CONTRACTOR WANTED FOR WORK ON RAILWAY TRACK

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A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY TRACK THROUGH THE NEW BEACON HILL RAILWAY TUNNEL WILL BE LET BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.

THE WORK FORMS PART OF THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PLAN OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTRACT WOULD COVER SOME 4 800 METRES OF RAILWAY TRACK. THE RAILS WOULD BE LAID ON CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN PLACE OF CONVENTIONAL BALLAST AND SLEEPERS.

CONTRACTORS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK MAY WRITE TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PWD RAILWAY DIVISION AT ROOM 503A, TUNG YING BUILDING, FIFTH FLOOR, 100 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS OF REQUIREMENT FÖR INCLUSION IN A LIST OF PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW $78 MILLION BEACON HILL RAILWAY TUNNEL IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY. THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

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