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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1983

RAILWAY DEPOT TO BE BUILT

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A $11.7 MILLION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TODAY BY THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT WAY DEPOT AT HO TUNG LAU.

THE DEPOT IS FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR LEUNG MIN-SUN, GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY.

THE DEPOT WILL CONSIST OF FACILITIES FOR STORAGE OF PERMANENT WAY MATERIAL AND FOR WELDING OF RAILS INTO CONTINUOUS LONG LENGTHS FOR USE IN TRACK MAINTENANCE.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

JOINT SCHOOL ECONOMICS EXHIBITION

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A JOINT SCHOOL ECONOMICS EXHIBITION (CERTIFICATE LEVEL) WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY 13 AND 15 AT THE HO TUNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT 1 KA NING PATH, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG,

THE EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR ECONOMICS EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMIC AND

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE OPEN FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM ON JULY 13, FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM ON JULY 14 AND FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM ON JULY 15.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ON 5-8392496 OR 5-8392500.

CALIBRATION TO CAUSE TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS ****

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN VARIOUS APPROACH ROADS TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL ARE CLOSED EARLY IN THE MORNINGS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY (JULY 14 AND 15) FOR THE CALIBRATION OF THE TUNNEL'S ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,

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