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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1994

THE AREA IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE

GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ANY PERSON WHO THINKS HE MAY HAVE AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR A EASEMENT

SUBMIT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED MAY WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS ON OR BEFORE

28. MARCH

THE NOTICE AND THE DREDGING PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 34 CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.

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BUILDING CONTRACT FOR GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AWARDED

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AWARD OF A $201.7 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD ON THE STONECUTTERS ISLAND.

THE CONTRACT, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED TO HSIN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, IS PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION PROJECT UNDER THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) TO RELOCATE THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AT YAU MA TEI TO STONECUTTERS ISLAND.

THIS WILL MAKE LAND AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS PROJECTS ON THE ACP WHICH INCLUDE THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY.

1995.

THE CONTRACT WILL START NEXT MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN APRIL

TENDERS WERE RECEIVED FROM SIX PREQUALIFIED TENDERERS AND HSIN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST TENDER OF $201.7 MILLION,

THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACP CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO 36, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF OVER $31.6 BILLION.

TOGETHER WITH THE FOUR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS VALUED AT $9.7 BILLION AWARDED BY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE $5.7 BALLION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE WESTERN HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY LIMITED, THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE ACP, ALL WITHIN BUDGET, IS ABOUT $47 BILLION,

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