WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1984
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$212-MILLION BUILDING CONTRACT AWARDED
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED A $212 MILLION CONTRACT TO SHUI ON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 30-STOREY COURTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING ON THE WANCHAI RECLAMATION, HARBOUR ROAD.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR JOSE LEI, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHUI ON GROUP, MR VINCENT LO.
THE BLOCK WILL BE BUILT ON A SITE OF 3 816 SQUARE METRES AS PART OF THE HARBOUR ROAD GOVERNMENT COMPLEX.
THE LOWER 14 FLOORS, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 30 000 SQUARE METRES, WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR 16 DISTRICT COURTS, 12 MAGISTRATE COURTS, TWO JUVENILE COURTS, FOUR SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS, FOUR LABOUR TRIBUNALS, AND ONE LANDS TRIBUNAL.
THE REMAINING FLOORS, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 27 000 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE FOR USE AS GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS' TIME.
SITE.
THE HARBOUR ROAD GOVERNMENT COMPLEX COVERS A 16 000-SQUARE-METRE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPLEX
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INCLUDING A FIRE STATION, TWO 49-STOREY OFFICE TOWER BLOCKS, A LANDSCAPED OPEN PLAZA, AND A TWO-LEVEL BASEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT VEHICLE PARKING - WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES.
FOUNDATION WORK FOR THE ENTIRE SITE HAS BEEN DONE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO-LEVEL BASEMENT IS NEARING COMPLETION.
MORE APPLICATIONS FOR RICHLAND GARDENS POUR IN
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THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN RECEIVED ANOTHER 2 500 APPLICATIONS TODAY - THE FIRST DAY OF THE EXTENDED APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE 4 272 RICHLAND GARDENS FLATS NOW ON SALE UNDER PHASE VIB OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
+ BY NOW 16 500 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT IN KOWLOON BAY, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
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