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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992

HOWEVER, THE TAR GROUP DESIGNATION FOR CIGARETTES HAS NOW BEEN RESTRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS:

MILLIGRAMS PER CIGARETTE

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TAR GROUP DESIGNATION

LOW

LOW TO MIDDLE

MIDDLE

HIGH

"THE RESTRUCTURING CORRESPONDS TO THE PROHIBITION OF SALE OF CIGARETTES WITH A TAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 20 MG UNDER THE SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1992," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE NEXT REVIEW SCHEDULED IN APRIL 1993 WILL FOLLOW THE NEW TAR GROUP DESIGNATION," HE ADDED.

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CONTRACT FOR AIRPORT TAXIWAY BRIDGE AWARDED

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$109

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A MILLION DESIGN-AND-BUILD CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TAXIWAY BRIDGE AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS PART OF AN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.

THIS IS THE FIRST-EVER FAST-TRACK ENGINEERING CONTRACT SIGNED IN HONG KONG.

DESIGN-AND-BUILD

CIVIL

AIRPORT

THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DEVELOPMENT AND DIVISION, MR GREGORY YUEN, SAID THE FAST-TRACK DESIGN-AND-BUILD CONCEPT WOULD ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY AND INCENTIVE TO TENDERERS ΤΟ PROVIDE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH COULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL SAVING TO THE GOVERNMENT.

THE CONTRACT WAS DESIGNED UNDER A SET OF CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT JOINTLY PREPARED BY THE WORKS BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION.

THE NEW TAXIWAY BRIDGE, CAPABLE OF CARRYING A FULLY LOADED BOEING 747, WILL SPAN ACROSS THE SEA CHANNEL BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE NEW PARKING APRON ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION.

UPON COMPLETION, IT WILL PROVIDE A MUCH SHORTER ROUTE FOR AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE NEW APRON.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START SOON AND BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST

NEXT YEAR.

THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX LIMITED.

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