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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1991

THE PROJECT INCLUDES TWO SUSPENSION BRIDGES, THE TSING MA AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGES WHICH WILL BE LINKED BY A VIADUCT OVER MA WAN ISLAND,

THE TSING MA BRIDGE, CROSSING THE CHANNEL BETWEEN TSING YI AND MA WAN, WILL HAVE A MAIN SPAN 1,377-METRE

LONG, AND IS 2,167-METRE LONG OVERALL. IT WILL BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES.

THE BRIDGE WILL HAVE SIX TRAFFIC LANES ON ITS UPPER DECK. THE LOWER DECK WILL CARRY TWO SHELTERED TRAFFIC LANES FOR EMERGENCY USE AND THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

TENDERS FOR BUILDING THE OTHER BRIDGE, KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGE, AND THE MA WAN VIADUCT, WERE INVITED ON NOVEMBER 5. THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THESE TENDERS IS JUNE 4, 1992.

THE FOUR CONSORTIA WHICH HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED FOR TENDERING THE TSING MA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ARE:

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ANGLO JAPANESE CONTRACTORS JOINT VENTURE

DORMAN LONG OVERSEAS LIMITED (JOINT VENTURE LEADER) COSTAIN CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED MITSUI & CO. LIMITED

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM

BOUYGUES SA

DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS (JOINT VENTURE LEADER) HOCHTIEF AG

LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED

KIER HONG KONG LIMITED

FRANKI KIER LIMITED

AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY

IMPREGILO SPA

SHUI ON CIVIL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION

HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED

LFC INTERNATIONAL

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NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (JOINT VENTURE LEADER) KOBE STEEL LIMITED

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LIMITED

NKK CORPORATION

NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED

KUMAGAI GUMI CO. LIMITED

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