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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,

1992

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TENDERS INVITED FOR SHEUNG SHUI WATER TREATMENT WORKS

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WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS OF A PROJECT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF SHEUNG SHUI TREATMENT WORKS.

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THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED ΤΟ MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND POTABLE WATER ARISING FROM THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ΤΑΙ PO, FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWNS.

ON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SHEUNG SHUI TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE INCREASED FROM 100,000 CUBIC METRES TO 200,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY, WITH PROVISION FOR FURTHER EXPANSION TO AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF 250,000 CUBIC METRES.

FILTERS,

THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF CLARIFIERS, WATER TANKS, ANCILLARY STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING TREATMENT WORKS.

WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START NEXT APRIL FOR COMPLETION IN ABOUT 21 MONTHS.

FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, 44TH FLOOR, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG.

TENDER OFFER WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON JANUARY 29.

ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD LINE-UP

THE GOVERNOR HAS RE-APPOINTED MR DAVID LUNG PING-YEE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW (JANUARY 1).

HE HAS ALSO RE-APPOINTED 11 MEMBERS AND APPOINTED TWO NEW MEMBERS FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM STARTING TOMORROW.

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD, AS GAZETTED TODAY (THURSDAY):

MR DAVID LUNG PING-YEE (CHAIRMAN)

MR AU KA-FAT

MR STEVEN HK CHAN

MS JANE CHENG CHEE-HING

MR BOSCO HN HO

/MR DOUGLAS KING