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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1992
THE PIPELINES WILL RUN IN PARALLEL WITH THE EXISTING ONES TO AUGMENT THE TRANSFER OF CHINA WATER TO TAI PO TAU PUMPING STATION AND TO PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR BY FEEDING INTO THE EXISTING NAM CHUNG AQUEDUCT OFF A BRANCH AT RIVER INDUS.
WORKS ON THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GUANGDONG WATER CONSERVANCY AND HYDRO-POWER ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
CONTRACT FOR TIN SHUI WAI INFRASTRUCTURAL WORKS AWARDED
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) SIGNED A $217.3 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIN SHUI WAI WEST ACCESS.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR BERNARD LAM, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF SUNG FOO KEE (CIVIL) LIMITED, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW TOWN AND IS THE LAST MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE SCOPE OF THE
CONTRACT INCLUDES THE UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING HUNG TIN ROAD TO A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, FORMING A GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE AT HUNG SHUI KIU.
IT ALSO INVOLVES EXTENDING HUNG TIN ROAD BY A FLYOVER ACROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO CONNECT THE YUEN LONG - TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR THROUGH A TRUMPET INTERCHANGE AT TAI TO TSUEN.
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 1995.
ON COMPLETION, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN AND THE YUEN LONG - TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR WHICH IS BEING BUILT BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT SEPTEMBER.
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