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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1981

$21-MILLION CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT SIGNED

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A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR STAGE 1 OF THE YUEN LONG SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT WANG CHAU HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE $21-MILLION CONTRACT, IS THE SECOND LARGEST OF FIVE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS FOR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. IT COVERS SURPLUS ACTIVATED SLUDGE DE-WATERING MACHINERY, A SLUDGE DIGESTION PLANT AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

IT WAS SIGNED TODAY BY MR GRAHAM OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND MR OTTO LOK-TO POON, DIRECTOR OF SIMON HARTLEY (HK) LTD, WHICH WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT.

THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL PURIFY DOMESTIC WASTE FROM YUEN LONG TOWN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE FROM YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. IT IS JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION.

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1983.

YOUNG UK MUSICIANS TO PERFORM AT CATHEDRAL

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TWELVE YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL GIVE A LUNCH-TIME PERFORMANCE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, GARDEN ROAD AT 1.20 PM ON FRIDAY, JULY 31.

THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE EAST HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY ORCHESTRA WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY STRAD MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE FINEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN PERFORMING REGULARLY AT THE SOUTH BANK CULTURAL COMPLEX IN LONDON. IN 1979, IT MADE A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DENMARK.

THE YOUNG ARTISTS, AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 21, ARE HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP 1981, WHICH IS BEING HELD AT THE WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE.

TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 250 YOUNG LOCAL MUSICIANS, THEY WILL SHARE INTENSIVE MUSIC TRAINING AND ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES IN A SUMMER CAMP SETTING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS.

THE GROUP IS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO VIOLIN TUTORS, MR LEE KENG-KOK AND MISS JEAN MIDDLEMISS.

THE CONCERT IS OPEN TO ALL AND ADMISSION IS FREE.

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