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SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1986

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TENDERS INVITED FOR WATER TREATMENT WORKS CONTRACT

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TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF THE $475 MILLION PAK KONG WATER TREATMENT WORKS IN SAI KUNG,

THIS CONTRACT IS THE LAST OF NINE TO BE AWARDED FOR THE PAK KONG PROJECT, WHICH WILL SUPPLY FRESH WATER TO SAI KUNG, JUNK BAY NEW TOWN AND EAST KOWLOON TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INCREASING POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.

IT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF INLET WORKS, METERING FACILITIES, FILTERS, AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, A PUMPING STATION AND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS OTHER ASSOCIATED SMALL BUILDINGS.

THE TREATMENT WORKS, THE SECOND LARGEST IN HONG KONG, WILL HAVE AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF 727 000 CUBIC METRES OF WATER PER DAY. HOWEVER, THIS STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION WILL ENABLE THE TREATMENT OF 273 000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY.

WORK ON THE FINAL CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY AND LAST FOR 20 MONTHS.

COOLING SYSTEM FOR KWUN TONG POLYCLINIC *****

A $4.2 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL AN AIR- CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM AT KWUN TONG POLYCLINIC HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE NEW POLYCLINIC, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAMELA YOUDE POLYCLINIC, IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON TWO EXTRA FLOORS ABOVE THE TWO-STROREY LOW BLOCK OF YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE AT CHA KWO LING ROAD, KWUN TONG.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.