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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1988

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR TO BE REPLACED

THE PRESENT CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGHWAYS AREAS OF HONG KONG

WORKS IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CEASED ALL WORK AT VARIOUS SITES.

MAINTENANCE ISLAND

RAS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR A NEW TERM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR

A TENDER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GAZETTE.

WHICH

EXPECTED

ΤΟ

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE TENDERING PROCEDURE AND TENDER SELECTION, THE NEW CONTRACT IS COMMENCE IN LATE NOVEMBER, THIS YEAR.

THE TIME, URGENT AND

A HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "IN THE MEAN

ΤΟ ARRANGE FOR THE MORE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING ACTION PRESSING WORKS TO CONTINUE BEFORE A NEW CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED.

"WE WILL DO OUR UTMOST TO ATTEND TO COMPLAINTS IN CONNECTION WITH ROADWORKS WHICH MAY IMPOSE A DANGER OR CAUSE UNDUE INCONVENIENCE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

"

ΤΟ "WE REGRET NOT BEING ABLE

MAINTAIN THE NORMAL LEVEL OF THE SERVICES IN REGARD TO

CONSTRUCTION AND

OF MAINTENANCE

ROADS, DRAINS AND SLOPE WORKS IN THE AREAS IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS," HE SAID.

FIVE-CENT COIN WILL CEASE TO BE LEGAL TENDER

FOR THE NICKEL-BRASS FIVE-CENT COIN, JANUARY 1 NEXT

YEAR WILL

BE D-DAY DEMONETISATION DAY.

—

A PROCLAMATION TO THAT EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE GOVERNMENT

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OVER THE YEARS, SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FIVE-CENT COIN HAD DIMINISHED.

COINS

IN

"EVEN THOUGH 114 MILLION FIVE-CENT

ARE NOW TO BE FOUND

FEW, IF ANY,

SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE MONETARY

REMAIN OUTSTANDING,

GENERAL CIRCULATION," THE

/"AS FROM