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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1990

STUDY OF RELOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR THE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT NEED RELOCATION WITH THE AIRPORT (SICENRA).

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, DR K.S. PUN, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF SHANKLAND COX, MR JULIO FIGUEIRAS.

THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE EXISTING INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES AND ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF RELOCATION.

THESE INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES AND BUSINESSES AND VARIOUS MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRPORT THAT WILL NEED TO MOVE TO THE VICINITY OF THE NEW AIRPORT.

"THIS STUDY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE CARRIED OUT IN HONG KONG, DR PUN SAID.

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"THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE STUDY, AND IN THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE RESULTS WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND NORTH LANTAU DEVELOPMENT STUDIES."

CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY STUDY AWARDED

THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR SIGNED A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY.

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KWEI, TODAY {WEDNESDAY) DETAILED STUDY ON THE WEST

THE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT AWARDED TO FREEMAN FOX MAUNSELL COVERS THE INVESTIGATION, DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF A 4.2 KILOMETRE LONG, DUAL-THREE LANE CARRIAGEWAY LINKING THE KOWLOON PORTAL OF THE PROPOSED WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING WITH ROUTE 3.

THE EXPRESSWAY IS PART OF THE ROAD NETWORK LEADING TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, AND WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF 1996 AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,700 MILLION.

MR KWEI SAID THE INVESTIGATION STAGE OF THE STUDY WOULD FINE-TUNE THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENTS PROPOSED IN THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION TRANSPORT STUDY.

IT WAS LIKELY THAT, DUE TO PROGRAMME RESTRAINTS ON THE RECLAMATION ITSELF, PARTS OF THE ELEVATED SECTION WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED OVER WATER, IN A SIMILAR MANNER то THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, AND THEN RECLAMATION WOULD TAKE PLACE AROUND IT, HE SAID.

/AN ENVIRONMENTAL