FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1993
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317 RETURN TO VIETNAM
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A GROUP OF 317 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
COMPRISING 93 MEN, 92 WOMEN, 66 BOYS AND 66 GIRLS, THEY WERE
THE 177TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 9,498 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 35,810 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
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WORKS TO IMPROVE LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING CONTRACTORS TO APPLY PREQUALIFICATION FOR TENDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PHASE I OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD IMPROVEMENTS A SECTION BUTTERFLY VALLEY TO NAM CHEONG STREET.
FOR
THE
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THE WORKS MAINLY COMPRISE THE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING CHING CHEUNG ROAD FROM A DUAL TWO-LANE TO A DUAL THREE-LANE ROAD FOR THE SECTION BETWEEN BUTTERFLY VALLEY AND TAI PO ROAD, CONSTRUCTION OF THE OFF LINE LINK BETWEEN TAI PO ROAD, CORNWALL STREET/NAM CHEONG STREET JUNCTION AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS.
DETAILS OF THE PREQUALIFICATION INVITATION ARE GAZETTED TODAY
(FRIDAY).
CONTRACTORS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE SHOULD WRITE THE PROJECT MANAGER, PHH/ARUP CONSULTANTS, 301 ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG FOR DETAILS.
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COMPLETED PREQUALIFICATION
SUBMISSION SHOULD BE RETURNED AS DIRECTED NO LATER THAN NOON ON DECEMBER 17.
FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE, TENDERS FROM THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE INVITED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
PREQUALIFIED
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-1994 AND WILL BE COMPLETED AROUND SEPTEMBER 1997.
MING YUEN WESTERN STREET TO BE REPAIRED
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO RESUME AND REPAIR PART OF MING YUEN WESTERN STREET IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE STREET IS UNDER PRIVATE MULTIPLE OWNERSHIPS AND IS NOT PROPERLY MANAGED OR MAINTAINED.
/THE ROAD
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