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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1991

CONTRACT SIGNED FOR YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS

A $299 MILLION CONTRACT

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS.

OF

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY) BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR HIGHWAYS, MR

CHINA FUJIAN A KWEI AND 9.K.

REPRESENTATIVE OF CORPORATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TECHNO-ECONOMIC COOPERATION.

SAID THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN TWO-LANE EXPRESSWAY WITH ALONG THE SOUTHERN

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT BYPASS COMPRISED A 1.8 KILOMETRE-LONG DUAL TWO 1.2 KILOMETRE-LONG DISTRIBUTOR ROADS RUNNING PART OF YUEN LONG TOWN CENTRE.

CONNECT

THE YUEN

―

LONG TUEN

MUN EASTERN

TO

"THE BYPASS WILL CORRIDOR TO THE WEST AND THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR POK OI HOSPITAL THE EAST," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN

CONTRACT THE "ALSO INCLUDED

TAI TONG ROAD SERVICE ROAD TO CONNECT IMPROVEMENT OF A VILLAGE ROAD FROM TAI SHU NGAU SHAN.

IS THE

OF CONSTRUCTION WITH THE BYPASS AND THE HA ROAD EAST TO CHRUNG

A

PEDESTRIAN THE EXISTING

HE SAID ASSOCIATED VEHICULAR BRIDGES, VEHICULAR AND UNDERPASSES WILL ALSO BE BUILT TO BRING THE BYPASS OVER NULLAHS AND ROADS.

CONSTRUCTION WORKS WILL START

NEXT MONTH FOR

COMPLETION

IN

AUTUMN 1994.

CIRCULAR SUBSTANTIAL

ON COMPLETION, THROUGH TRAFFIC ON THE NEW TERRITORIES

BYPASS YUEN WILL

LONG TOWN

IN A RESULTING IMPROVEMENT IN TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.

ROAD

DESIGN AND SUPERVISION

CARRIED OUT BY

A

TEAM

OF THE

OF CONSULTANT

CONSTRUCTION WORKS WILL BE BINNIE ENGINEERS COMPRISING

SUTHERLAND CONSULTANT LIMITED, WILBUR SMITH &. ASSOCIATES AND HARRIS & (FAR EAST) FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.

REVISED DECLARATION FORMS AND NEW COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATION

(JANUARY

INTO

1),

REVISED DECLARATION FORMS AND A NEW COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, THE HONG KONG HARMONISED SYSTEM 1992 EDITION, WILL COME USE FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATION AS FROM WEDNESDAY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY),

"ALL IMPORT AND EXPORT SHIPMENTS ON OR AFTER THAT DATE MUST DECLARED ACCORDING TO THE NEW COMMODITY

SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION REVISED DECLARATION FORMS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

BE

ON

/AS FOR