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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1993

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THIS WAS BECAUSE THE EXISTING WHOLESALE MARKETS WOULD THEIR SEA ACCESS AS THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION PROCEEDED AND THE RECLAMATION COULD NOT BE DELAYED AS RECLAMATION PROGRESS AFFECTED CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AND RAIL LENKS TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK

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"FOR THIS REASON THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE MARKET WAS DESIGNATED AN ACP PROJECT AND THE CONTRACT WAS LET UNDER THE VERY DEMANDING SPECIAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS USED FOR ACP WORK.

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"THESE CONDITIONS HAVE PROVED VERY SUCCESSFUL, ALLOWING A TIGHT CONTROL OF THE COST AND A QUICK SETTLEMENT OF ANY DISPUTES, MR CORSER SAID.

"THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS SAW UP TO 900 MEN ON SITE. AT ONE STAGE CONCRETE WAS POURED AT A RATE OF 5,000 CUBIC METRES PER WEEK, A RECORD FOR A HONG KONG BUILDING PROJECT, HE SAID.

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OTHER GUESTS OF HONOUR WHO OFFICIATED AT THE CEREMONY INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS (ACC), MR WONG PO-YAN; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ACC, MR CHOY WAI-SHEK; THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CONTRACTOR YAU LEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, MR WONG IP-KUEN; THE DIRECTOR OF NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR BILLY LAM, AND THE DIRECTOR OP TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, MR CHOW CHE-KING.

THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEX, DESIGNED TO OPERATE ROUND THE CLOCK, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE MORE THAN 1,000 TONNES OF FRESH PRODUCE A DAY.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MARKET IS BEING PLANNED. WHEN COMPLETED, THE MARKET WILL FORM A FULLY INTEGRATED WHOLESALE MARKET FACILITY SERVING MORE THAN FOUR MILLION PEOPLE IN KOWLOON, THE NEW TERRITORIES AND PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND UP TO THE YEAR 2011.

ALL-OUT WAR AGAINST UNLICENSED GUESTHOUSES

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHING A FULL-SCALE OPERATION AGAINST UNLICENSED GUESTHOUSES.

IN THE PAST TWO DAYS OFFICERS FROM CNTA'S LICENSING AUTHORITY (LA) MADE SUDDEN INSPECTIONS TO TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS IN LYTON BUILDING, MIRADOR MANSION AND CHUNGKING MANSIONS IN TSIM SHA TSUI.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY), PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MR FRANCIS LO, SAID UNLICENSED OPERATORS WOULD BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HOTEL AND GUESTHOUSES ACCOMMODATION ORDINANCE.

HE SAID THE NEW

ROUND OF INSPECTIONS OF GUESTHOUSES HAD STARTED SINCE SEPTEMBER, ADDING THAT POLICING AND PROSECUTING WOULD BE A LONG-TERM EXERCISE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT AND DID NOT CONFINE TO A PARTICULAR DISTRICT.

/HE SAID