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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994
IT IS INTENDED FOR
NON-INDUSTRIAL
(EXCLUDING GODOWN,
RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL, SERVICE APARTMENT AND PETROL FILLING STATION) USE, INCLUDING MULTI-STOREY PUBLIC CAR PARK.
THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 24,000 SQUARE METRES ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 1998.
THE AUCTION WAS CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR TIMOTHY
MILLS.
AIRPORT COMMITTEE EXPERTS MEET
SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED
IN ANSWER TO PRESS QUERIES, A GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT EXPERTS FROM THE TWO SIDES OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING.
THERE WAS A PRELIMINARY EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE AIRPORT CORPORATION BILL AND ON THE AWARD OF FRANCHISES FOR KEY AIRPORT SERVICES.
THE MEETING WAS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF REGULAR
EXPERT
EXCHANGES.
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BRIDGE TOWERS CONNECTED ACROSS MA WAN CHANNEL
THE
THE TWIN TOWERS OF THE TSING MA BRIDGE HAVE BEEN SPANNED, WITH HOISTING OF THE FIRST OF TWO WIRES, EACH 3,000 METRES IN LENGTH, ACROSS THE MA WAN CHANNEL TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE OPERATION, LINKING MA WAN ISLAND WITH THE REST OF HONG KONG FOR THE FIRST TIME, MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TRANSPORT NETWORK LEADING TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.
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THE WIRES FUNCTIONING MUCH LIKE A CLOTHESLINE WILL BE USED ΤΟ HAUL MATERIALS BETWEEN THE TWO TOWERS OVER THE WATER. FURTHER WIRES WILL BE ADDED LATER TO CONSTRUCT TWO TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGES, OR CATWALKS, WHICH WILL BE USED AS WORKING PLATFORMS WHILE THE MAIN CABLES OF THE BRIDGE ARE FORMED USING A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS AERIAL SPINNING.
IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY'S OPERATION, ONE END OF THE WIRE HAD BEEN FED FROM A DRUM ON THE WATER'S EDGE BY THE MA WAN TOWER.
IT WAS LIFTED UP AND OVER A PULLEY AT THE TOP OF ONE OF THE TOWER LEGS TALLER THAN THE HONGKONG BANK BUILDING AND THEN FED DOWN SIDE TO BE ATTACHED TO A WINCH AT THE TOWER BASE.
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