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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1984
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THE EXISTING LABORATORY WILL BE MODIFIED.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS BY JUNE 22.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND WHEN COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS THE EXTENSION WILL RELIEVE THE PRESENT OVERCROWDED SITUATION AT THE EXISTING LABORATORY.
THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE LABORATORY IS TO CARRY OUT CHEMICAL, BACTERIOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL TESTS FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND MONITORING OF WATER.
CROWN RENTS DUE SOON
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DEMAND NOTES FOR CROWN RENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING ON JUNE 24 HAVE ALL BEEN ISSUED, A TREASURY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
THE NOTES INCLUDE THOSE NOT EXCEEDING $100 A YEAR, AND WHICH ARE TO BE PAID ONLY ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.
ANY CROWN LESSEE WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD ENQUIRE AT THE CROWN RENT AND PREMIUM SECTION OF TREASURY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), 9TH FLOOR, 11 ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG, HE SAID.
FAILURE TO RECEIVE THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT CROWN RENTS MUST BE PAID BY JUNE 24, HE SAID.
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY POST.
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$11.4M PILING TENDER APPROVED FOR TIN PING ESTATE
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TIN PING ESTATE, THE THIRD PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN FANLING/ SHEK WU HUI NEW TOWN, IS ENTERING ITS FINAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 22 400 PEOPLE ON FULL COMPLETION BY 1987.
+UNDER A NEWLY APPROVED TENDER WORTH OVER $11.4 MILLION PILING WORKS WILL SOON BEGIN FOR TWO TRIDENT III BLOCKS AND TWO SLAB BLOCKS IN ITS SECOND PHASE,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY.
HE SAID THESE FOUR BLOCKS WOULD HOUSE 11 100 PEOPLE IN 2 594 MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.
/+THE PÍLING
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