XN000022-1984-10-19 — Page 11

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1984

WORKS.

I

10

MAJOR WORKS MOVE AHEAD

*****

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR TWO MAJOR CONTROLLED TIPPING

ONE IS FOR PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT AT JUNK BAY AND THE OTHER IS FOR PHASE I AT PILLAR POINT VALLEY IN TUEN MUN.

DETAILS OF THE TWO CONTRACTS APPEAR IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

THE JUNK BAY WORKS, CONSISTING OF SITE PREPARATION AND CONTROLLED TIPPING, ARE EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1986.

ON COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT IN MID-1987, ABOUT 56 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RECREATION AND AMENITY USE.

WORKS AT THE TUEN MUN SITE ALSO INCLUDE FURTHER SITE PREPARATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.

WHEN THE TIP IS FILLED, ABOUT 5.5 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY USE.

PHASE I OF THE WORKS, WHICH INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND SLOPE PROTECTION, STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.

WORK ON PHASE I WILL START IN DECEMBER, AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY MID-1987.

TENDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9.

FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION (LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES) DIVISION, CIVIL ENGINEERING OFF ICE, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

/11

.h