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TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1984

THE WINNING ENTRIES, TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF COMMENDED ENTRIES, WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE ANNEX AT 25-27 WOOD ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, WAN CHAI, FROM JULY 2 TO 4.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION OF THE COMMERCE PROJECT COMPETITION 1984 TO BE HELD AT 4 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE PEARL ROOM, 3RD FLOOR, FURAMA HOTEL, CENTRAL.

RETAINING WALLS TO BE STABILISED

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SIX RETAINING WALLS ON HONG KONG ISLAND ARE TO BE STABILISED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE.

THREE OF THE WALLS ARE AT PO HING FONG IN WESTERN AND THE OTHERS ARE AT KUI IN FONG, ALSO IN WESTERN, WING LEE STREET IN CENTRAL AND PEEL STREET IN. MID-LEVELS.

WORK ON THE PROJECTS WILL START IN JULY AND BE COMPLETED IN 12 MONTHS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE SAID THE CONTRACT WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE AWARDED FOR STABILISING RETAINING WALLS.

IT WILL FORM PART OF AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME OF IMPROVING SLOPES ALL OVER THE TERRITORY.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT MUST REACH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD BEFORE JUNE 8.

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BOX CULVERT TO REPLACE DAMAGED DRAINS *****

TWO DAMAGED DRAINS UNDER CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR TAI LAM CHUNG ARE TO BE REPLACED BY A THREE-CELL BOX CULVERT.

THE FUNCTION OF THE BOX CULVERT WILL BE TO DIVERT WATER FROM A NEARBY STREAM TO THE SEA.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT WILL BE THE WIDENING OF ABOUT 400 METRES OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH TAI LAM CHUNG ROAD TO BROTHERS POINT AND THE PROVISION OF TWO-METRE WIDE FOOTWAYS ON BOTH SIDES.

NORMAL TWO-WAY

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