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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1991

THE FIFTH LOT, LOCATED AT AREA 4B.

SHEUNG SHUI, NEW TERRITORIES, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 1,759 SQUARE METRES. THE SITE IS ALSO INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES, EXCLUDING OFFENSIVE TRADE.

IT WAS BOUGHT BY DIGITEK ELECTRONICS LTD FOR $25 MILLION. BIDDING OPENED AT $15 MILLION.

THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 5,277 SQUARE METRES ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 1994.

THE AUCTION, HELD IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE, WAS CONDUCTED BY

THE GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR JAMES HUGHES.

HE SAID THE RESULT OF THE AUCTION WAS ENCOURAGING.

GOVT STATEMENT ON DISRUPTION OF MTR SERVICES

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MTR

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION HELD MEETING THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING CONCERNING THE MAJOR DISRUPTION OF SERVICES DURING THE MORNING PEAK HOURS YESTERDAY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MTRC ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISRUPTION AND THE INCONVENIENCE IT HAS CAUSED TO THE PUBLIC.

FULL INVESTIGATION INTO PROCEDURES AND

STARTED THE CORPORATION HAS ALREADY THE CAUSES OF THE INCIDENT, ITS RECOVERY

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEM. IT WILL PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO STARTED REVIEWING THE ARRANGEMENTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROCEDURES IN THE LIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT AND EXAMINING HOW THEY COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.

HAVING STUDIED THESE REPORTS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR A FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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