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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1988

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH, AND TAKE AROUND FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MR CHOW EXPLAINED THAT ONLY CONTRACTORS ON THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S DISTRICT CONTRACTORS LIST WERE EMPLOYED ON CONTRACTS WORTH UP TO $0.5 MILLION.

THE LANDS AND WORKS BETWEEN $0.5 MILLION BEEN AWARDED BY THE TOOK EFFECT

THERE WAS PROVISION FOR CONTRACTORS ON BRANCH'S LIST TO CARRY OUT CONTRACTS VALUED AT

HAD AND $1.5 MILLION AND SUCH A CONTRACT

NOW WORKS SECTION IN LINE WITH A NEW SET OF PROCEDURES LAST APRIL.

THAT

MR CHOW SAID THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS FOR A SUBMITTED TO THE ENGINEER AT THE CITY AND NEW

ADVICE, AND ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS FOR TECHNICAL RELEVANT WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENTS.

PROJECT TO BE TERRITORIES

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NOTICES INVITING TENDERS WOULD BE GAZETTED IN DUE COURSE.

THE

THE PROJECT WOULD BE SUPERVISED BY THE DISTRICT WORKS SECTION, IT WOULD AND ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION,

BE TAKEN OVER BY THE RELEVANT LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH DEPARTMENT FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE,

THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE'S WORKS SECTION HAS A STAFF ESTABLISHMENT OF 13, HEADED BY AN INSPECTOR OF WORKS I, MR CHOW.

MR CHOW SAID THAT DURING 1987-88, THE SECTION AROUND 60 PROJECTS INVOLVING LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS, 20 IMPROVEMENT, 10 ON SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT, AND 22 BY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

HAS IMPLEMENTED ON ENVIRONMENTAL

THE SECTION UNDERTAKES PREPARATION OF DRAWING, COST ESTIMATES, TENDER/CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, AND ALSO WORKS.

PROJECTS FUNDED

SPECIFICATIONS, SUPERVISES THE

APART FROM TECHNICAL SUPPORT, IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TENDERING MATTERS, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT.

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