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MONDAY, JULY 28, 1980

CONTRACTS OF $291.6 MILLION LET

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MORE THAN $291.6 MILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE LET BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN JUNE.

ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE 25 CONTRACTS AWARDED WAS FOR THE BUILDING OF THE FINAL STATE OF THE SHA TIN TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE EASTERN PART OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

WORK ON THE $152 MILLION CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL, STAFF QUARTERS AND A LECTURE THEATRE BUILDING.

FULL MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITIES FOR SOME 400 STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL AND THE QUARTERS WILL HOUSE SOME 2 000 DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHER HOSPITAL STAFF.

ANOTHER MAJOR CONTRACT, VALUED AT ABOUT $78.6 MILLION, WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW YUEN LONG SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AT WANG CHAU, YUEN LONG NEW TOWN.

IT WAS FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS OF PHASE ONE OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT.

THE WORKS WILL PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.

OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED 13 WERE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND THE OTHERS ON THE PWD TENDER BOARD.

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