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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1994

MOREOVER, THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD CLOSELY SCRUTINISES ASPECTS WHEN CONSIDERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AWARD OF TENDERS.

SAFETY

"WE HAVE

11

ALLOWS CONTRACTORS BEGUN A PILOT SCHEME WHICH

IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC UPON RECEIVE PAYMENT IDENTIFIRD IN A CONTRACT.

то

SAFETY MEASURES

IN

THEIR

COMPETITIVE

IN

THE MOVE IS TO ENSURE THAT CONTRACTORS WOULD NOT REDUCE

MORE SAFETY COMMITMENT

ORDER TO MAKE THEIR BID TENDERING.

"I

AM ALSO CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO SUSPEND CONTRACTORS

A SPECIFIED BIDDING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IN THE EVENT THEY EXCEED NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF SAFETY REGULATIONS.

FROM

"I

ALSO PLAN TIGHTEN CONTROLS OVER THE USE OF BUILDER'S LIFTS AND LIFTING PLATFORMS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES.

TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION

LATER

THIS

YEAR

то

"WE WILL ALSO START SPECIAL TRAINING IN MAY FOR STAFF OF

INCREASE THEIR THAT

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WOULD DEPARTMENTS CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY, MR BLAKE SAID.

WORKS

IN

AND NON-ACP HE NOTED THAT THE OVERALL ACCIDENT RATES FOR ACP CONTRACTS CONTINUED TO DROP AND WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

INTO THE WORKS ON

COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE EXTENDING

FUND GROUP, MR BLAKE SAID THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO SET UP A TRADING

WOULD GIVE IN THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT LATER THIS YEAR THAT THE GENERAL

SEWERAGE

то

MANAGE ALL

MANAGER

GREATER FLEXIBILITY

PROJECTS AND SEWAGE OPERATIONS.

**

"WE ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO THE OPTIONS OF SETTING FUND IN THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR BLAKE SAID.

TRADING DEPARTMENT AND THE

UP

TWO LOTS SOLD FOR $491 MILLION

TWO

LOTS OF

TOTAL

OF

$491 THIS

GOVERNMENT LAND WERE SOLD FOR A MILLION AT THE PUBLIC LAND AUCTION HELD BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE LOT AT AP LEI CHAU WEST WAS BOUGHT BY BEST LIAISON $415 MILLION. BIDDING OPENED AT $220 MILLION.

LTD AT

WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 5,756 SQUARE METRES, IT IS INTENDED INDUSTRIAL OR GODOWN USE, EXCLUDING OFFENSIVE TRADES.

THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THAN 32,809 SQUARE METRES BEFORE MARCH 31, 1998.

FOR

NOT LESS

MILLION,

THE OTHER LOT, IN AREA 16, TUEN MUN, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 3,804

LTD AT $76 IT WAS SOLD TO MARNAV HOLDINGS SQUARE METRES. WITH BIDDING OPENED AT $38 MILLION.

/IT CAN