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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992

CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR LANTAU FIXED CROSSING AWARDED

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS ENTERED INTO A $106 MILLION CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT WITH SIR WILLIAM HALCROW AND PARTNERS LTD ΤΟ PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING (LFC) PROJECT.

THE FIRM HAS A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH HONG KONG WHICH IS THE BASE FOR HALCROW ASIA PARTNERSHIP LTD, PART OF THE HALCROW GROUP.

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID HALCROW SUBMITTED THE LOWEST PRICE THE WORK. IT WAS CHOSEN FROM A SHORTLIST OF FOUR INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY FIRMS FROM THE UK, U.S. AND CANADA.

"HALCROW WAS ALSO GIVEN THE HIGHEST TECHNICAL MARKS BY AN ASSESSMENT PANEL CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LFC OFFICE, TRANSPORT BRANCH, AND NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, HE SAID.

THE PANEL CONSIDERED SUBMISSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREDETERMINED CRITERIA AND WEIGHTINGS, APPROVED BY THE ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS SELECTION BOARD WHICH INCLUDE THE CONSULTANTS' EXPERIENCE, RESPONSE TO THE BRIEF, APPROACH TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS, METHODOLOGY, AND STAFFING.

THE

ASSESSMENT PANEL NOTED PARTICULARLY HALCROW'S RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR CABLE SUPPORTED BRIDGES INCLUDING THE RECENTLY COMPLETED DARTFORD BRIDGE IN LONDON.

IT IS NORMAL PRACTICE TO ENLIST TECHNICAL AND EXPERTISE SUPPORT INTO A GOVERNMENT TEAM TO CLOSELY MONITOR A PROJECT OF SUCH A LARGE SIZE WITH THE VIEW OF ENSURING THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET.

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UNDER THE AGREEMENT, HALCROW WILL SECOND STAFF WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MAJOR SUSPENSION AND OTHER BRIDGE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT TO THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S LFC OFFICE.

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NEW ROADS PROPOSED FOR TSEUNG KWAN O

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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD A

NEW ROAD NETWORK IN TSEUNG

THE NEW

KWAN O NEW TOWN TO TIE IN WITH THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF SETTLEMENT.

THE NEW ROADS WILL CONNECT TWO NEW AREAS, WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE EXISTING TIŲ KENG LENG COTTAGE AREA AND TIU KENG WAN TO OTHER PARTS OF TSEUNG KWAN O NEW TOWN AND KOWLOON.

/WHEN DEVELOPMENT