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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1992

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TENDERS FOR PURCHASE OF A USED 250-SEAT AIR-CONDITIONED FERRY

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THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR PURCHASE OF A USED 250-SEAT AIR-CONDITIONED FERRY RETURNED FROM BRITISH FORCES.

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THE FERRY, WHICH HAS BECOME SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENT, WAS IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS AND WAS LAST OVERHAULED IN JANUARY 1990.

ITS OVERALL LENGTH IS 33.40 METRES AND THE FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT IS 222.66 TONNES.

THE FERRY IS NOW MOORED IN HMS TAMAR NAVAL BASIN. INSPECTION CAN BE ARRANGED BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE TAMAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ON TEL 588 3739 OR BY FAX 824 2968.

TENDER NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE WILL BE GAZETTED AND PUBLISHED IN MAJOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21.

TENDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT PROCUREMENT DIVISION, SIXTH FLOOR, GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, 12 OIL STREET, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG,

JULY AIR QUALITY REPORT RELEASED

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR JULY.

THIS IS THE EIGHTH MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

OBTAINED STATIONS,

(SO2) AND ROUND THE RESPIRABLE

THE REPORTED AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) WHICH ARE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY CLOCK, AND TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (TSP) AND SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (RSP) WHICH ARE SAMPLED FOR 24 HOURS EVERY SIX DAYS.

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THESE AIR POLLUTANTS MAINLY COME FROM INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES ENGINES. TSP AND RSP ARE GENERATED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SOME MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AS WELL AS NATURAL SOURCES.

/THE HIGHER