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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993

THE FIRST PART TO BE CONSTRUCTED FALLS WITHIN THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME AND CONNECTS THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING WITH THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY. THE CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL ON TSING YI ISLAND FORMS PART OF

THIS SECTION.

THIS

CONTRACT COMPRISES CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.6 KM DUAL THREE-LANE TWIN-BORED TUNNEL, TWO TUNNEL PORTAL CONTROL BUILDINGS, AND 0.9 KM OF ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS.

TENDERS WERE RECEIVED FROM SEVEN PRE-QUALIFIED DRAGAGES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST PRICED BID.

TENDERERS AND

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND IS TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1997.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT BY SPHW CONSULTANTS, HEADED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS.

TIGHTER CONTROL ON OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS

THE GOVERNMENT IS TO TIGHTEN CONTROL ON THE CONSTRUCTION OPERATION OF OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS.

AND

THE BUILDING (OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY) GIVES THE BUILDING AUTHORITY MORE TO

POWERS REVOKE THE LICENCE OF AN OIL STORAGE INSTALLATION IF IT HAS BEEN OPERATED OR CONSTRUCTED IN A SAFE MANNER.

NOT

ON

"THE AMENDMENT REGULATION WILL ALSO EXTEND EXISTING CONTROL SAFETY AND POLLUTION ASPECTS OF OIL TANKS TO ASSOCIATED WORKS OIL STORAGE INSTALLATION WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL INSPECTION BY OF AN

THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID.

**THE LICENSING PROCEDURES WILL BE IMPROVED TO TIGHTEN CONTROL ON ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING INSTALLATION.

"THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN FORMULATED AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW INVOLVING THE OIL INDUSTRY. THE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT THE LOCAL OIL INDUSTRY COMPLIES WITH THE UP-TO-DATE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS SET FOR OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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