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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1990

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TENDERS INVITED FOR WORKS IN HUNG SHUI KIU

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TENDERS FOR

CONSTRUCTION

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING WORKS UNDER THE HUNG SHUI KIU STAGE I, PHASE II PROJECT.

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

HECTARES

OF

POLICE

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE SITE FORMATION OF ABOUT 1.5 LAND FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVISIONAL STATION AND LOCAL OPEN SPACE.

CONSTRUCTION OF

520

METRES OF ACCESS

FOUL ROADS,

SEWERS, LAYING OF WATERMAINS, LANDSCAPE

CARPARKS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTPATHS, WORKS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

HUNG SHUI KIU, WHICH WILL UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS,

BE

FOR CENTRE

THE YUEN DISTRICT

TUEN MUN DEVELOPED INTO A CORRIDOR, WILL HAVE BETTER COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

LONG

THE CONTRACT IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN COMPLETION IN JUNE 1991.

JUNE THIS YEAR FOR

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE TERRITORIES REGION OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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NEW

MARICULTURE AT OPEN SEA NOW UNDER STUDY

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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) IS NOW STUDYING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING MARICULTURE IN THE OPEN

AS IMPROVE FISH CULTURE PRODUCTION.

SEA

SO

ΤΟ

ABERDEEN OFFICER,

CONDUCTED

IN

INTRODUCING THE NEW IDEA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE FISHERIES OFFICES TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S FISHERIES MR ALEX KWOK, SAID A CULTURE TRIAL PERIOD WOULD SOON BE COLLABORATION WITH INTERESTED MARICULTURISTS,

"THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OPEN SITES FOR EXPERIMENTING THE NEW SYSTEM IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.

"THE DESIGN CONSISTS BASICALLY OF A CAGE FITTED WITH FLOATS SUSPENDED FROM A SYSTEM OF FLOATING COLLARS, MR KWOK EXPLAINED.

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MANY

"THIS SPECIAL DESIGN HAS BEEN PROVEN CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING STRONG

AND CURRENTS

WAVES EVEN UNDER GALE

IN CONDITIONS COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, JAPAN AND IRELAND.

AND "VARIOUS CAGE DESIGNS IN THESE COUNTRIES WERE STUDIED

BE SUITABLE FOR USE OF THEM, WITH SOME MODIFICATION, APPEAR TO HONG KONG," HE SAID.

ONE

IN

/MR KWOK