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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993

FINAL ACCOUNTS FOR 103 PROJECTS TO BE SETTLED

THERE ARE 103 FINAL ACCOUNTS IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN/SUPERVISED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (ASD) WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN SETTLED.

NOW

ACTION ON 86 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY ASD AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CONTRACTS AND THEIR FINAL CONTRACT SUMS ARE

AWAITING THE CONTRACTORS' AGREEMENT.

A

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON RONALD ARCULLI IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN

THE

RANGED FROM ONE

DELAYS TO THE REMAINING 17 ACCOUNTS, WHICH MONTH TO 17 MONTHS, WERE LARGELY DUE TO THE TIME NEEDED TO VERIFY INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE CONTRACTOR REGARDING THE MEASUREMENT AND VALUATION OF AUTHORISED VARIATIONS.

OF

THESE, MR BLAKE SAID THE ONE RELATING TO STAGE II OF QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL WAS UNDER ARBITRATION,

WITH

"DISCUSSIONS ARE BEING HELD WITH CONTRACTORS ON THE OTHERS, THE OBJECTIVE OF SETTLEMENT OTHER THAN BY ARBITRATION OR LITIGATION, HE SAID.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS 72 FINAL ACCOUNTS IN RESPECT OF BUILDING AND SITE FORMATION CONTRACTS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING, OF WHICH THE CONTRACTORS OF 63 ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH PRICED BILLS OF

VARIATIONS.

IT WAS EXPECTED THAT ALL ACCOUNTS WOULD BE SETTLED BY NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ITS CONTRACTORS, ADDED.

HE

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TREASURY SECRETARY EXPLAINS WORKS TENDERS

SINCE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE

INTRODUCED IN

RESPECT OF NON-AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS, NO TENDERS HAVE CALLED IN ADVANCE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE UPGRADING THE CATEGORY A.

PROJECTS ΤΟ

BEEN

THE

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR TREASURY, MR KY YEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LI WAH-MING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WITHIN RECENT MONTHS, ONLY ONE PROJECT HAS BEEN DIRECTLY

SUBMITTED то FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR UPGRADING TO CATEGORY PREVIOUSLY BEING SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE, HE SAID.

A, WITHOUT

THIS WAS AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DEALT WITH THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AT A COST OF $1.6 BILLION.

"SUCH ITEMS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE

FINANCE

COMMITTEE,

MR YEUNG SAID.

/THE GOVERNMENT'S