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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1994

CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX

CONTRACTORS HAVE TWO

ΤΟ UNDERTAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX AT KAU SHAT ISLAND.

MONTHS

FROM TODAY PREQUALIFICATION

(FRIDAY)

TO

SUBMIT CIVIL WAN, LANTAU

COMPRISE CONSTRUCTION

OF 10

STORAGE

AND

UNDERGROUND THE WORKS CAVERNS, 1,150 METRES OF ACCESS TUNNELS AND 340 METRES OF SEAWALL BERTHS, RECLAMATION OF ABOUT FIVE HECTARES OF LAND AND DREDGING NAGIVATION CHANNEL.

OF A

ITS

SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BEFORE THE SITE FOR THE COMPLEX AND LAYOUT WERE DECIDED. THE SITE IS NOT WITHIN A COUNTRY PARK.

DISTRICT

BOARD

HAS ALSO THE ISLANDS DEVELOPING THE PROJECT PROPOSALS, WHICH HAVE BEEN

LANDS AND WORKS PANEL LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

COUNCIL'S

BEEN

WHICH

CONSULTED

IN

CONSIDERED BY THE FORMER AND BY THE

HAS BEEN RENAMED

DURING A PUBLIC CONSULTATION, THERE WAS STRONG SUPPORT FOR

OF ITS ADVANTAGES PROPOSAL TO USE UNDERGROUND STORAGE IN VIEW THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY VIEWPOINTS.

OF

THE FROM

INVITED IN JULY

BY ESTABLISHED

THIS

TENDERS FOR THE CONTRACT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE A

CONTRACTORS SELECTED LIST PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE.

FROM

WORKS ON SITE ARE EXPECTED ABOUT 22 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN

TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE

AND THE DESIGNED

THE PORT CONSULT FOR BY TBV SUPERVISED ENGINEERING OFFICE, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

WORKS

DIVISION,

CONSTRUCTION WILL BE CIVIL

SUPREME COURT (

{ AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 GAZETTED

WHICH 1994,

PROVIDES THE SCHEME

THE SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RECORDERSHIP IN THE HIGH COURT, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

י

APPOINTED

UNDER THE NEW RECORDERSHIP SCHEME, BARRISTERS MAY BE

THESE PART-TIME JUDGES WILL AS PART-TIME JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT. BE GIVEN THE TITLE OF RECORDERS, FOLLOWING THE PRACTICE IN THE KINGDOM.

THE PRACTICE OF APPOINTING PART-TIME HIGH COURT JUDGES NEW TO HONG KONG.

INVITED QUEEN'S

THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAS FOR SOME YEARS TO SIT IN THE HIGH COURT AS DEPUTY JUDGES ON AN AD HOC BASIS.

UNITED

IS

NOT

COUNSEL

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