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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1981

TENDERS CALLED FOR TEST EMBANKMENT

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTOTYPE EMBANKMENT FOR THE PROPOSED NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, LANTAU.

THE 840-HECTARE SITE REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED AIRPORT WOULD BE FORMED BY LEVELLING 310 HECTARES OF LAND FROM THE ISLANDS OF CHEK LAP KOK AND LAM CHAU AND BY RECLAIMING 530 HECTARES FROM THE ADJOINING WATERS.

TO VERIFY DESIGN PARAMETERS AND TO CONFIRM THE OPTIMUM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD, A TEST EMBANKMENT IN THE FORM OF A TRIAL RECLAMATION MEASURING ABOUT 7.3 HECTARES WILL BE BUILT ON THE WESTERN COAST OF CHEK LAP KOK.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT ENGINEERING TESTS AND MONITORING OF THE TEST EMBANKMENT WILL PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SITE PREPARATION FOR THE PROPOSED AIRPORT PROJECT.

DURING CONSTRUCTION, EXISTING MARINE TRAFFIC IN TUNG CHUNG BAY WILL BE MAINTAINED.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN LATE OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

RECORD ROYAL WEDDING STAMP SALES

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A RECORD OF NEARLY 5 000 000 ROYAL WEDDING COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS WERE SOLD ON THE DAY OF THEIR RELEASE, JULY 29, WITH A VALUE OF $7 700 000, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

SALES OF THE THREE STAMPS COMMEMORATING THE WEDDING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER, VALUED AT 20 CENTS, $1.30 AND $5. WERE ABOUT 30 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS SPÉCIAL FOUR-STAMP ISSUE ON HONG KONG FISH, WITH VALUES OF 20 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $2.

IN ADDITION, 795 000 ROYAL WEDDING FIRST DAY COVERS WERE SOLD, NEARLY DOUBLE THE AMOUNT SOLD FOR THE HONG KONG FISH SPECIAL ISSUE.

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