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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1993

THE EIGHT HAD NOW BECOME CRITICAL. THEY INCLUDED ITEMS SUCH AS AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS, AIRFIELD AND APRON LIGHTING, THE AIRPORT EXPRESSWAY, OTHER ROADWORKS, AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS.

"IF THESE EIGHT DESIGN PACKAGES ARE NOT AWARDED BY JULY, THERE BE SERIOUS SLIPPAGE IN COMPLETION OF THE SITE PREPARATION WORK AND CONSEQUENTIAL INCREASES IN COSTS.

THERE COULD ALSO BE CLAIMS FROM THE SITE PREPARATION CONTRACTOR WHO NEEDS TO RECEIVE DESIGN DETAILS AS SITE WORK PROCEEDS",

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE $564 MILLION BEING SOUGHT WOULD BRING ADVANCES APPROVED FOR THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO A TOTAL $14,593 MILLION.

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A PAPER EXPLAINING THE FUNDING HAD BEEN CIRCULATED TODAY TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON THE FINANCING OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP WOULD MEET ON JUNE 10 FOR A BRIEFING. THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS WOULD ALSO BE BRIEFED.

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MORE CONSTRUCTION SITES INSPECTED

FACTORY INSPECTORY OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED 98 CONSTRUCTION SITES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY MEASURES ON PASSENGER HOISTS ARE ADOPTED BY CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS.

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SALD GO FACTORY INSPECTORS WERK DEPLOYED TODAY AND 15 CONSTRUCT FON SITES WERE POUND TO HAVE PASSENGER HOLSTS, TOTALLING 25 IN NUMBER,

WERE SAID.

**TWO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOIST GATE DETECTED IN CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HE

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ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IN BUR COURSE AGAINST CONTRACTOR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT VISITED 199 CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. 45 OF THEM WERE FOUND TO HAVE PASSENGER HOISTS, TOTALLING 74 IN NUMBER.

AFTERNOON,

AND

AT A MEETING ARRANGED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THIS OFFICIALS FROM THE LEGAL AID AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION BRIEFED FAMILIES OF DECEASED WORKERS ON THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

/IN RESPONSE