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JULY 3, 1986

THURSDAY, JULY 3,

THE CONTRACT FOR THE QUARRY BAY COMPLEX INVOLVES $3.58 MILLION AND THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO LAST 12 MONTHS.

FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING WILL INCLUDE A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, A MARKET, COOKED FOOD STALLS, AN OFFICE, LIBRARY, STUDY ROOM, GAMES ROOMS, SQUASH COURTS AND A MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES HALL. WORK ON THE COMPLEX STARTED LAST SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE FINISHED BY LATE NEXT YEAR.

THE MARKET

THE CONTRACT FOR THE SHUI WO STREET COMPLEX INVOLVES $4.76 MILLION AND THE WORK IS ALSO EXPECTED TO LAST A YEAR. WILL OPEN IN MID-1987.

FACILITIES IN THE NINE-STOREY BUILDING WILL INCLUDE MARKET STALLS, COOKED FOOD STALLS, A LIBRARY AND STUDY ROOMS, A MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS HALL, SQUASH COURTS, A GAMES ROOM AND OFFICES.

HUNG HOM RECLAMATION TO START

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- INVOLVING WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF RECLAIMING HUNG HOM BAY 20.5 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED NEAR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TERMINAL BUILDING IS TO START NEXT WEEK.

THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE USED TO EXPAND THE RAILWAY'S KOWLOON GOODS YARD.

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $14.8 MILLION CONTRACT TO VIANINI LAVORI TO PROVIDE BARGES AND TO DELIVER FILL MATERIAL TO THE RECLAMATION SITE.

SPECIAL STAMPS TO MARK EXPO '86

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FURTHER DETAILS OF SPECIAL STAMPS TO COMMEMORATE HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO '86 IN VANCOUVER WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE POST OFFICE TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE. SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED ON JULY 18, WHICH IS +HONG KONG DAY+ AT EXPO.

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