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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1982

PWD CONTRACTS AWARDED IN JANUARY

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 62 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $213 MILLION IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRACTS, WORTH ABOUT $79 MILLION WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER SECTION OF TRUNK ROAD FROM YUEN CHAU KOK TO THE NORTHEAST OF WO CHE ESTATE IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

THE SECTION WILL CONNECT WITH THE SHA TIN-TAI PO COASTAL ROAD AND FORM PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE WHICH PROVIDES A MAIN ROAD LINK BETWEEN KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR CROSSING OVER THE SHING MUN RIVER, ONE KILOMETRE OF DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY SOUTH OF THE RIVER CROSSING, TWO SUBWAYS, A

FOOTPATH-CYCLE TRACK SYSTEM ALONGSIDE THE TRUNK ROAD, AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.

OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE MONTH, 31 WERE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND THE OTHERS WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TENDER BOARD.

TENANCY AVAILABLE AT CHAI WAN

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THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF A SITE AT KUT SHING STREET, CHAI WAN.

THE LOT MEASURES ABOUT 740 SQUARE METRES AND IS FOR STORAGE OF TENANT'S GOODS, VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, EXCLUDING CONCRETE/ASPHALT BATCHING.

THE TENANCY WILL BE INITIALLY FOR ONE YEAR, AND THEREAFTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE CLOSING DATE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS NOON, APRIL 12, 1982.

TENDER FORMS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. TENDER PLANS MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THESE LOCATIONS.

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