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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1937.

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AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR HYDRAULIC, WATER QUALITY STUDIES

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A $33 MILLION CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR CONDUCTING HYDRAULIC AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG).

THE DEPARTMENT'S PROJECT MANAGER (URBAN AREA), MR KWEI SEE-KAN, WHO SIGNED THE AGREEMENT, SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FORMULATION OF THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND PORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, VARIOUS RECLAMATION DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS AND A NEW SHIP MOOR ING SYSTEM HAD BEEN PROPOSED.

+THESE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVE RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 600 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE HARBOUR AREA FOR URBAN GROWTH, INCLUDING PROVISION FOR FURTHER CONTAINER TERMINALS AND RELATED FACILITIES.

+ THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDIES ARE TO ASSESS THE HYDRAULIC AND WATER QUALITY IMPLICATIONS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PROPOSALS AND TO RECOMMEND THE BEST DEVELOPMENT OPTION WITH THE ASSURANCE OF THE ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENTIAL HYDRAULIC AND WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS, + HE SAID.

MR KWEI EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WERE LOCATED AT THE VICTORIA HARBOUR AND WESTERN ANCHORAGE, THE TERRITORIAL WATERS HAD TO BE CONSIDERED AS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM SO THAT THE KNOCK-ON EFFECTS FROM DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL AS ITS CONSTRAINTS COULD BE PROPERLY ASSESSED.

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS' FIRM IS REQUIRED TO EMPLOY SPECIALIST SUB-CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE THE STUDIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL MODELS OF THE PROPOSALS, THE HARBOUR AND TERRITORI AL WATERS.

HYDRAULIC RESEARCH LIMITED, WATER RESEARCH CENTRE, LONDON OFFSHORE CONSULTANTS AND LIVESEY HENDERSON HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED TO ASSIST WITH THE STUDIES WHICH WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

YOUDE FUND CHAIRMAN TO RECEIVE DONATION

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND, MR LEE QUO-WEI, WILL RECEIVE A DONATION OF $100 000 TO THE FUND FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, MR LAWRENCE CHU, AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10.30 AM AT THE DINING HALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING IN CENTRAL.

/THE DONATION