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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1984

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SPORTS COMPLEX FOR POLICE OFFICERS

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A SPORTS AND RECREATION COMPLEX FOR POLICE OFFICERS IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON A ONE-HECTARE SITE NEXT TO THE CAUSEWAY BAY PORTAL OF THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

A $20.4 MILLION WORKS CONTRACT FOR THE JOB HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO TECHNIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.

THE COMPLEX WILL BE FOR USE BY OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE AND THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS.

FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A COVERED AND HEATED SWIMMING POOL A MULTI-PURPOSE INDOOR GAMES HALL, FOUR SQUASH COURTS, A BOWLING ALLEY, A GYMNASIUM WITH FITNESS ROOMS, CHANGING ROOMS, A LOUNGE AND BAR AND DINING ROOMS.

SOME EXISTING OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE AREA, INCLUDING A BOWLING GREEN AND THREE TENNIS COURTS, WILL BE RETAINED OR RELOCATED.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 18 MONTHS.

JUNK BAY NEW TOWN TO HAVE ROAD TUNNEL ****

A PROJECT WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY INTO A NEW TOWN IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

IT IS THE BUILDING OF A ROAD TUNNEL TO LINK THE WESTERN RECLAMATION OF THE NEW TOWN WITH URBAN KOWLOON.

THE TUNNEL WILL BE BUILT UNDER THE HILLS OF MA YAU TONG AND FORM PART OF A PRINCIPAL ACCESS TO JUNK BAY.

IT WILL BE A TWIN TUBE VEHICULAR TUNNEL TOTALLING 900 METRES IN LENGTH, 700 METRES OF WHICH WILL BE A CONCRETE LINED DRIVEN SECTION AND THE REMAINING 200 METRES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE CUT AND COVER METHOD.

DUE TO THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THE PROJECT, THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING CONTRACTORS WITH RELATED EXPERIENCE TO APPLY FOR INCLUSION ON A PREQUALIFIED LIST TO TENDER.

THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUNNEL PORTALS AND ANCILLARY INSTALLATIONS AT BOTH ENDS.

THE TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN LATE 1988. UNDER THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY, A POPULATION OF ABOUT 175 000 IS ENVISAGED BY THE EARLY 1990'S.

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