MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT AN ALTERNATIVE SITE WAS BEING PROVIDED ELSEWHERE ON A LAND EXCHANGE BASIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
THE WORK ING GROUP ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MOBIL INSTALLATION WAS ALREADY DESIGNED AND OPERATED TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GAS ADVISER AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD IDENTIFIED SOME ADDITIONAL MEASURES WHICH COULD BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE SAFETY STILL FURTHER AND HELP REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INCIDENTS AND THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF SHOULD THEY OCCUR. THESE MEASURES ARE NOW BEING EXAMINED WITH MOBIL.
THE COMPANY IS ALSO STUDYING THE CONSULTANTS' FINDINGS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS AWAITING THE IR DETAILED REPLY. ONCE THIS IS RECEIVED AND EVALUATED, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSULTED ON WHETHER THERE IS ANY NEED TO SEEK THE REMOVAL OF LPG STORAGE TANKS FROM THE MOBIL SITE.
ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE CONSULTANTS' REPORT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SOME OF THE COMPANIES WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS TO THE CONSULTANTS DID NOT WISH THE REPORT TO BE MADE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT CONTAINED PRIVATE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION.
+THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THAT, IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FULL REPORT SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT MR AKERS-JONES WOULD SOON HOLD A FURTHER MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TSING YI AREA COMMITTEE TO BRIEF THEM ON THE LATEST SITUATION, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION REQUESTED AT THE IR PREVIOUS MEETING ON AUGUST 20.
$46.5 MILLION PUBLIC HOUSING WORKS
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY AWARDED EIGHT CONTRACTS TOTALLING $46.5 MILLION FOR A VARIETY OF WORKS ON PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
SIGNED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR PANG YUK-LING, THE FIRST CONTRACT OF $8.8 MILLION IS FOR PILING TO FOUNDATIONS OF BUILDING BLOCKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER PHASES TWO AND THREE OF THE NEW HIN KENG ESTATE IN SHA TIN,
THE BUILDINGS TO BE BUILT WILL COMPRISE TWO TRIDENT BLOCKS, A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK AND A COMMERCI AL CENTRE.
/FOUR OFFER
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