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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1991

SO MANY COMPANIES AND

"IT SHOWS TOO THE WILLINGNESS OF ORGANISATIONS TO HELP THEIR STAFF TAKE PART IN THESE ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.

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VERY WORTHWHILE

TASKS CARRIED OUT BY THE AMS RANGED FROM PROVIDING ROUND-THE-CLOCK MEDICAL CARE AT SEVEN CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TO MANNING 25 METHADONE CLINICS; FROM LIFE GUARD DUTIES ΤΟ AMBULANCE SERVICES; AND FROM PROVIDING HELP DURING NATURAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES TO GIVING TRAINING IN MEDICAL CARE.

THE GOVERNOR PRAISED AMS VOLUNTEERS AND FULL-TIME STAFF FOR RESPONDING WITH ENTHUSIASM TO THOSE TASKS AND THE MANY OTHER CALLS MADE ON THEM.

"THIS NEW HEADQUARTERS WILL HELP THE ANS TO FULFIL ITS TASKS EVEN MORE EFFICIENTLY AND TO GROW TO MEET NEW DEMANDS.

"IT PROVIDES THE MODERN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES NEEDED TO RUN AND DEVELOP THE SERVICE," HE SAID.

IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, THE COMMISSIONER OF AMS, DR S.H. LEE, SAID THE AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES IN THIS CENTRALLY-LOCATED BUILDING SYMBOLISED A STRONG OPERATIONAL BASE FOR AMS.

"IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TOWARDS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION IN PRESERVING THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG CITIZENS, DR LEE ADDED.

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TENDER FOR TSING MA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CLOSES

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ALL FOUR CONSORTIA PREQUALIFIED FOR BUILDING THE TSING MA BRIDGE, THE MAIN BRIDGE IN THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING PROJECT, HAD SUBMITTED TENDERS BY THE TIME TENDERS CLOSED TODAY (MONDAY).

HAD

ANNOUNCING THIS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONSORTIA ALSO. INCLUDED IN THEIR SUBMISSIONS PROPOSALS ON FINANCIAL

ARRANGEMENTS.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL RVALUATE THE BIDS, AND A DECISION ON SELECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.

"THE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AROUND MID-1992. CONSTRUCTION WILL COMMENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE AIM OF COMPLETING THE PROJECT BY THE TIME THE NEW AIRPORT OPENS CHEK LAP кок," SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

AIRPORT,

WITH

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THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE EXTENSIVE TRANSPORT NETWORK DESIGNED TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW IT WILL LINK THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY IN TSING YI SECTION OF ROUTE THREE IN THE EAST.

THE WEST AND

/THE PROJECT