FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1987
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FRANCHISE PROPOSALS INVITED FOR TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL *****
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING PROPOSALS FOR A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A NOTICE IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY'S) GAZETTE INVITES INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT THE IR PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD BEFORE NOON ON SEPTEMBER 25.
HE SAID THE PARTIES HAD FIRST TO DEPOSIT $25 000 AS A PLEDGE OF THE IR +BONA FIDES+ AT THE TREASURY ACCOUNTS BRANCH, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, OR AT THE SUB-TREASURIES IN NORTH POINT, KOWLOON OR KOWLOON CITY.
THEY COULD THEN OBTAIN THE PROJECT BRIEF AND DESIGN CRITERIA FROM THE REGIONAL HIGHWAYS ENGINEER/KOWLOON, FARM ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, KOWLOON, ON PRODUCTION OF THE DEPOSIT RECEIPTS AND LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION, HE SAID.
HE SAID DEPOSITS WOULD BE RETURNED WITHOUT INTEREST IN RESPECT OF PROPOSALS NOT ACCEPTED, BUT THE GOVERNMENT RESERVED THE RIGHT TO RETAIN A DEPOSIT WHERE NO PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.
THE TUNNEL'S ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY ITS MOST SUITABLE ALIGNMENT AND ROAD CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS WERE CONFIRMED AND IDENTIFIED IN A STUDY COMPLETED LAST YEAR.
IT WILL CONSIST OF A FOUR-KILOMETRE LONG TWIN TUBE ROAD TUNNEL UNDER TATE'S CAIRN BETWEEN DIAMOND HILL, EAST KOWLOON, AND STU LEK YUEN, SHA TIN.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN 1988. ON COMPLETION IN 1992, THE TUNNEL WILL PROVIDE TRAFFIC RELIEF TO LION ROCK TUNNEL AND WILL BE LINKED WITH THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE PROPOSED KWUN TONG BYPASS.
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