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HE SAID MOST CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CONTRACTS HAVE SOME INTER-RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CONTRACTS BUT IN THE CASE OF THE AIRPORT-RELATED CONTRACTS, THERE IS A WHOLE PROGRESSION OF INTERFACES BOTH VERTICAL AND LINEAR.

"BY THAT I MEAN, ON ANY PARTICULAR SITE, ONE CONTRACT USUALLY NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE ANOTHER BEGINS AND EACH SET OF CONTRACTS NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED TO MATCH COMPLETION DATES OF WORKS ON EITHER SIDE.

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*EXAMPLES OF

VERTICAL INTERFACES ARE MAJOR BRIDGES WHICH HAVE TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE TUNNELS CAN BE STARTED.

THE RECLAMATIONS

ROADS, RAILWAYS AND

AND

"THESE ARE THEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORKS FOR SUCH FACILITIES AS LIGHTING, TOLL COLLECTION AND TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE.

"PLANNING THESE TO ARRIVE AT A

COMMON COMPLETION DATE WITH

ADJACENT CONTRACTS ON SUCH A TIGHT OVERALL SCHEDULE IS AN INVOLVED: AND DEMANDING TASK WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYS REACH WELL BEYOND THE CONTRACT LIMITS, MR HUI SAID.

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CONTRACT SIGNED ON CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY} SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH ENVIROPACE LIMITED TO DEVELOP A CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE ON TSING YI.

DESIGN, CONSTRUCT

UNDER THE CONTRACT, ENVIROPACE LIMITED WILL AND COMMISSION THE CENTRE, AND WILL OPERATE THE CENTRE FOR 15 YEARS.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE ΤΟ COLLECT CHEMICAL WASTES FROM THE PREMISES OF WASTE PRODUCERS.

ENVIROPACE LIMITED IS A HONG KONG COMPANY SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOR THE PROJECT. THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY INCLUDE WASTE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC, KIN CHING BESSER LIMITED, AND CHINA INTERNATIONAL TRUST AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

A NUMBER OF RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL COMPANIES AND SPECIALIST SUB-CONTRACTORS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. THESE INCLUDE BECHTEL ENVIRONMENTAL INC, GAMMOM CONSTRUCTION LTD, DAMES AND MOORE INTERNATIONAL AND ABB RAYMOND.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL REPAY THE CONTRACTOR IN THE FORM OF AMORTISED YEARS OF OPERATION.

CAPITAL COST INCURRED BY THE PAYMENTS OVER THE FIRST FIVE

/THE CAPITAL