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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1988

THE SCHEME COMPRISES THE

CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TREATMENT ASSOCIATED MAINLAYING WORKS

WORKS, A PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR, AND AT AU TAU, YUEN LONG.

THE AU TAU TREATMENT WORKS, WHICH IS TO BE DEVELOPED IN STAGES, WILL HAVE A STAGE I OUTPUT OF 110,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY, WITH PROVISION FOR FURTHER EXTENSION TO AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF 330,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY.

WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE CONTRACT CLARIFIERS, EIGHT FILTERS, A TREATED WATER RESERVOIR, THICKENING TANKS AND A CHEMICAL HOUSE.

INCLUDE SIX TWO SLUDGE

(ONE

THE CONTRACT, TOGETHER WITH TWO OTHER PREVIOUSLY AWARDED FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE TREATMENT PLANT AND ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR) CONSTITUTE THE MAIN WORKS REQUIRED FOR STAGE I OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED BE COMMISSIONED IN MID-1990.

TO

FIRST GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN FANLING

THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN FANLING IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1990.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS JUST AWARDED A $48.2 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING'S SUPERSTRUCTURE.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WILL

LOCATED ON TAT PO ROAD WITHIN A FIVE-MINUTE WALK FROM THE FANLING RAILWAY STATION, THE FANLING GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL COMPRISE SEVEN STOREYS, PROVIDING A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 15,600 SQUARE METRES IN ADDITION TO INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CAR PARKING SPACE.

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS EXPECTED ΤΟ MOVE OFFICES INTO THE BUILDING INCLUDE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, POST OFFICE, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

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