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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1981

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PWD AWARDS $432M WORTH OF CONTRACTS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 86 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $432 MILLION IN MAY.

THE LARGEST CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $51 MILLION, WAS FOR SITE FORMATION AND ROAD WORKS IN THE WESTERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

UNDER THE CONTRACT, ABOUT 5.3 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED AT HO TIN. TOGETHER WITH THE ADJACENT AREA NOW BEING DEVELOPED, THE LAND WILL PROVIDE PLACES FOR SOME 34 000 PEOPLE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF A SECTION OF MING KUM ROAD BETWEEN PUI TO ROAD AND SHEK PAI TAU ROAD TO A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FOOTBRIDGES,

OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE MONTH, 46 WERE RECOMMENDED THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND OTHERS BY THE PWD TENDER BOARD.

HELP EXTENDED

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RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT WILL ATTEND 12 MORE CITY DISTRICT AND TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICES TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS CONCERNING THE LANDLORD AND TENANT LEGISLATION.

STARTED ON APRIL 11, 1978 IN FOUR CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, THE SCHEME WILL BE EXTENDED FROM THURSDAY (JULY 2), TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICES INDICATED, TOGETHER WITH ATTENDANCE TIME:

SOUTHERN (TUESDAY MORNING)- CENTRAL AND WESTERN (TUESDAY AFTERNOON)= WAN CHAI (THURSDAY MORNING) = EASTERN (THURSDAY AFTERNOON)- SHAM SHUI PO (WEDNESDAY, WHOLE DAY) MONG KOK (TUESDAY MORNING)- YAU MA TEI (TUESDAY AFTERNOON)- HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE OF KOWLOON CITY CDO (THURSDAY MORNING)- WONG TAI SIN (FRIDAY MORNING)- KWUN TONG (FRIDAY AFTERNOON)- TSUEN WAN (FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH)- KWAI CHUNG (THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH).

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