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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1981

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ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORKS

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A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY), TO HUTCHISON-BOAG ENGINEERING LTD. FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF THE TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $23.8 MILLION, IS THE FIRST OF FOUR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED FOR THIS SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.

IT COMPRISES THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF INLET WORKS MACHINERY, AIR BLOWERS, AERATION EQUIPMENT, RETURN ACTIVATED SLUDGE PUMPS AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

IT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND MR_M,H.R. CORKE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HUTCHISON-BOAG ENGINEER ING LTD.

THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL PROVIDE FULL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE SCHEME IS FINANCED JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION.

PARENT-CHILD TIES BEING STUD JED ****

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY ARE DOING A RESEARCH STUDY AMONG 1 600 FAMILIES ON PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO PROVIDE A GUIDELINE FOR FUTURE PROMOTION OF FAMILY

LIFE EDUCATION.

THE JOINT STUDY AIMS AT GETTING AN INSIGHT INTO HOW PARENTS AND CHILDREN SEE THE IR RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT ATTITUDES ARE TAKEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11 TO 15 TOWARDS THEMSELVES, THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY.

IT ALSO ATTEMPTS TO FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE GENERALLY VIEW THE SERVICE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT TEAMS FROM THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WERE INTERVIEWING FAMILIES IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICT.

/HE SAID