WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990
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LABOUR COMMISSIONER VISITS NEW UNIVERSITY SITE
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE BUILDING SITE OF THE FUTURE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAI KUNG TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH THE LATEST SAFETY AND LABOUR RELATIONS SITUATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR PHASES, WITH A DONATION OF $1,600 MILLION BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (RHKJC) TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST.
THE UNIVERSITY WILL TAKE IN ITS FIRST BATCH OF 700 STUDENTS IN OCTOBER 1991 UPON COMPLETION OF THE FIRST PHASE WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 2,000 FULL-TIME STUDENTS.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE SITE, MR HAMMOND WAS GIVEN A GENERAL BRIEFING BY THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR F.G. STOREY, WHO WAS ENGAGED BY THE RHKJC TO MONITOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.
MR HAMMOND WAS THEN TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE PROJECT AREAS BEING DEVELOPED BY THE THREE MAIN CONTRACTORS - HIP HING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD, SUNG FOO KEE LTD AND GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LTD.
HE WAS TOLD THAT THE SITE SAFETY COMMITTEE HOLDS MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENT ENGINEERS, SENIOR SITE MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY OFFICERS OF THE CONTRACTORS, WITH FACTORY INSPECTORS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ATTENDING.
HE WAS PLEASED ΤΟ NOTE THAT THE SAFETY STANDARDS AND LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ON THE SITE ARE GENERALLY SATISFACTORY.
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WATER CUT IN SHEUNG WAN
* * * * *
WAN WILL BE
TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY ΤΟ
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SHEUNG SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (MAY 25) FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
CAINE ROAD THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL PREMISES AT 107-151
SHING WONG (ODD NUMBERS), PO HING FONG, KUI IN FONG, BRIDGES STREET,
FONG STREET, HOLLYWOOD ROAD POLICE QUARTERS, WAH IN FONG EAST, WAH IN
LAM TERRACE, LADDER STREET WEST, PO WAH STREET, WING LEE STREET, U
STREET, 3-21
WO AND
LANE CHUNG BRIDGES
(ODD BETWEEN CAINE ROAD NUMBERS), ROZARIO STREET, AND 70-90 STAUNTON STREET (EVEN NUMBERS).
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