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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1987

INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION SIGNS CONTRACT FOR FACTORIES

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THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION TODAY (THURSDAY) SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD. FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED SINGLE-STOREY STANDARD FACTORIES ON AN 8,200-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR A.N. SAVAGE, ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION AND SHIMIZU'S GENERAL MANAGER, MR TAKAHISA OGUMA.

EACH FACTORY BUILDING WILL CONSIST OF A COLUMN-FREE WORKSHOP OF ABOUT 2,000 SQUARE METRES AND OFFICE SPACE OF ABOUT 400 SQUARE METRES.

THE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A FLOOR LOADING OF 25 KN PER SQUARE METRE (ABOUT 500 LB/SQ. FT.). THE FLOOR HEIGHT ABOVE THE FACTORY WILL VARY FROM 10 METRES TO EIGHT METRES.

COMPLETION OF THESE TWO STANDARD FACTORIES IS EXPECTED TO BE IN NOVEMBER 1988.

THE CORPORATION INTENDS TO LET THE TWO FACTORIES TO APPLICANTS FOR SITES ON THE YEUN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TO ENABLE THEM TO START PRODUCTION BEFORE COMPLETION OF THEIR OWN PURPOSE-BUILT FACTORIES.

JUNK BAY WATER RESERVOIR AND MAINS LAYING TENDERS INVITED

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A COVERED FRESH WATER RESERVOIR AND FOR LAYING WATER MAINS TO SERVICE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF JUNK DAY NEW TOWN.

THE CHIEF ENGINEER (DESIGN) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR TANG KWOK-YUE, SAID THE RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE A CAPACITY OF 40,000 CUBIC METRES AND BE BUILT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE IN AREA 3 OF THE NEW TOWN.

IN ADDITION, 3,400 METRES OF CROSS-COUNTRY WATER MAINS BETWEEN AREA 2 AND AREA 3. WITH DIAMETERS RANGING FROM 150 TO 1.200 MILLIMETRES, WOULD BE LAID, HE SAID.

/HE ADDED