MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1983
$60-MILLION BUILDING CONTRACT AWARDED
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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $60.87 MILLION CONTRACT TO FOOK WAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GOVERNMENT OFFICE BLOCK IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR FRED WOO, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY,
MR WOO SAID THAT THE WORK FORMED PART OF THE TUEN MUN CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX WHICH WOULD PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN.
HE SAID THAT THE COMPLEX, OCCUPYING A FOUR-HECTARE SITE ON THE RECLAIMED LAND NEAR THE NEW TOWN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, WOULD CONSIST OF A 1 450-SEAT AUDITORIUM, TWO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BLOCKS, A LIBRARY. A MAGISTRACY, A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, POST OFFICE AND MARRIAGE REGISTRY AND A BUS STATION.
HE SAID, THE COMPLEX WILL HAVE A LANDSCAPED GARDEN IN ITS CENTRE.
HE NOTED THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AUDITORIUM WAS AWARDED LAST MONTH.
WORK ON THE PRESENT CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF A SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK WHICH WILL PROVIDE 7 000 SQUARE METRES OF ACCOMMODATION FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
HR VOO SAID THAT ABOUT 30 COVERED CAR PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE BLOCK.
MORK ON THE CONTRACT 18 EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1985.
SHA TIN DISTE ICT OFFICE CHANGES EXPLAINED
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THE REORGANISATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BRANCH IN SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS AROUSE) KEEN INTEREST AMONG OFFICIALS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH.
A PARTY OF 12, LED BY THREE DEPUTY SECRETARIES FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, MR GORDON SIU AND MR MICHAEL SZE VISITED THE DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON THE REORGANISATION.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG, TOLD THE VISITORS THAT UNDER THE NEW STRUCTURE, HIS OFFICE HAD ADOPTED A WHOLE NEW INFORMATION SYSTEM AND CHAINS OF COMMAND WITH ALL SCHEDULES OF STAFF DUTIES REWRITTEN IN THE CONTEXT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
/FURLANT DRE, HE
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