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SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1980

+WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO INFORM THE GROUP OF OUR CONTRIBUTION TO METROLOGY IN THE FORM OF TRAINING, CONSULTANCY AND BACK-UP SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE INDUSTRY, HE ADDED.

AT THIS YEAR'S STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HONG KONG THERE ARE PARTICIPANTS FROM AUSTRALIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND UNESCO.

LAST YEAR'S GATHERING WAS IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE VENUE OF NEXT YEAR'S MEETING WILL BE DECIDED AT THIS MEETING.

KCR DOUBLE TRACKING TENDERS *****

TENDERS HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR DOUBLE TRACKING THE KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY AND ASSOCIATED WIDENING WORKS FROM THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY STATION TO SOUTH OF TAI PO KAU TUNNEL NO 5.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND TAI PO MARKET.

THE WORK CONSISTS OF

*REALIGNING AND DOUBLING PART OF THE TRACK ONTO RECLAIMED

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* CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE TRACK-

* WIDENING OF RAILWAY EMBANKMENTS AND CUTTINGS, AND

* CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE UNDERTRACK

PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY, BOUNDARY FENCING AND ASSOCIATED PROTECTIVE AND ANCILLARY WORKS.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 1982.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ON BEHALF OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

MEANWHILE, CONTINUOUS FENCES WILL BE ERECTED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE RAILWAY BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND LO WU TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNTOWARD ACCIDENTS FROM ELECTRIFIED TRAIN OPERATIONS.

COMMENTING ON THE FENCING PROJECT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID TENDERS HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FENCING AND PATHWAYS ALONG THE RAILWAY BETWEEN NORTH OF BEACON HILL TUNNEL AND SOUTH OF SHA TIN RAILWAY TUNNEL NO 3, PART OF WHICH WILL BE ELECTRIFIED EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR DRIVER TRAINING.

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