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SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1981

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TENDERS CALLED FOR ROAD WORKS

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS AND THE LAYING OF TRUNK SEWER IN FANLING AND SHEK WU HUT.

THE WORKS, WHICH FORM PART OF THE FANLING/SHEK WU HUI DEVELOPMENTS, COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY OF MORE THAN HALF A KILOMETRE, TWO FOOTBRIDGES AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS, AND THE LAYING OF A TRUNK SEWER FROM FANLING TO SHEK WU HUI.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL COMMENCE IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

BOAT-BUILDING FACILITIES FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

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THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ANNEX TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND FABRICATION ENGINEERING.

THE ANNEX WILL BE SITUATED AT THE WATERFRONT AREA OF LAI CHI KOK ROAD, AND HAVE LAUNCHING FACILITIES AND ACCESS TO THE SEA.

IT WILL CONSIST OF A SINGLE-STOREY WORKSHOP WITH A LARGE COMPOUND BUILT ON A 700-SQUARE-METRE SITE, PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR YACHT AND BOAT BUILDING.

A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE A WATER TANK - LARGE ENOUGH TO CONTAIN BOATS OF UP TO SEVEN METRES LONG -- WHICH WILL BE USED TO TEST THE VIABILITY OF DIFFERENT HULL SHAPES.

A SMALL CRANE FOR LIFTING BOATS IN AND OUT OF THE WATER WILL BE PROVIDED.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL CFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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