WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1980
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MORE LAND FOR TAI PO NEW TOWN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO PRODUCE ANOTHER
22 HECTARES OF LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE RAPIDLY GROWING TA! PO NEW TOWN.
A $55 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK, INCLUDING SITE FORMATION, ROADS AND DRAINAGE, WAS AWARDED TODAY BY THE TAI PO AND FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS SIGNED BY MR GEORGE CHIEN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE OFFICE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF GAMMON (HONG KONG) LTD. THIS AFTERNOON.
MR CHIEN SAID THE CONTRACT COMPRISED THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 6.2 HECTARES OF LAND NEAR WAN TAU TONG AND THE RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 16 HECTARES OF LAND NEAR YUE KOK.
HE SAID, THE LAND FORMED NEAR WAN TAU TONG WILL BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTING ROAD NETWORKS, AND SITES FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTE AND COMMUNITY PURPOSES.
+THE RECLAIMED LAND NEAR YUE KOK WILL BE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND ALSO GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTE AND COMMUNITY USES.
MR CHIEN SAID ENGINEERING WORK WOULD INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 450 METRES OF A NEW RIVER CHANNEL AND THE BUILDING OF PART
OF A HIGHWAY NETWORK ON NEWLY FORMED LAND NEAR WAN TAU TONG. THIS WOULD INCLUDE A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY AND A TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE, ALL ASSOCIATED ROADWORKS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTPATHS, DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE WORKS.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL START LATER THIS WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 26 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PWD.
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