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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1990

(G) CUSTOMERS SERVICE

SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AN

EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON PROPER ORDERING AND USE OF GASES.

"MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BY HK OXYGEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

OFFICER,

MR LI

CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY, CHIEF FIRE KWOK-CHOI WILL BRIEF THE PRESS ON THE REPORT AT 3.30 PM TODAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 1 HONG CHONG ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

GOVERNMENT LAND SOLD FOR $202 MILLION

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TWO PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND WERE SOLD FOR A TOTAL OF $202 MILLION BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT AT A PUBLIC TODAY (TUESDAY).

AUCTION

THE FIRST LOT IS LOCATED AT AREA 2A IN TUEN MUN. IT WAS BOUGHT BY HIGH WING ESTATE LIMITED FOR $169 MILLION. BIDDING OPENED AT $120 MILLION.

THE LOT IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING GODOWN) PURPOSES. IT HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 6,700 SQUARE METRES.

THE BUILDING COVENANT STIPULATES THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS ΤΟ COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 20,100 SQUARE METRES WITHIN 48 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF POSSESSION.

ANOTHER LOT IS LOCATED AT AREA 25 IN ON LOK TSUEN OF FANLING. IT WAS SOLD FOR $33 MILLION TO MITA INDUSTRIAL CO. (HK) LTD. OPENED AT $20 MILLION.

BIDDING

THE 2.476-SQUARE-METRE SITE IS FOR INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING OFFENSIVE TRADE) PURPOSES.

AND/OR

GODOWN

OF

NOT

ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING COVENANT, A GROSS FLOOR AREA LESS THAN 7,428 SQUARE METRES HAS ΤΟ BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1994.

THE GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR JIM HUGHES, WHO CONDUCTED THE AUCTION, DESCRIBED PRICES AS GOOD.

THE AUCTION WAS HELD AT THE JADE BALL ROOM OF FURAMA HOTEL.

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