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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1994

TENDERS CLOSE FOR ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION

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TUNNEL TENDERS FOR THE ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION (TAI LAM

FRANCHISE CLOSED AND YUEN LONG APPROACH ROAD}

TODAY (FRIDAY). THE ΤΟ UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED THREE BIDS

ON A "BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER" BASIS.

THE THREE CONSORTIA ARE:

LIMITED,

COMPRISING

* HONG KONG ROUTE 3 COMPANY

LIMITED AND CHINA MERCHANTS HOLDINGS (HONG LIMITED;

COUNTRY

PARK

CONSORTIUM,

CITIC

PACIFIC

KONG)

COMPANY

COMPRISING

SUN HUNG KAI INVESTMENT LIMITED,

CHINA TRAVEL AND

* ROUTE 3

PROPERTIES LIMITED, BANK OF CHINA GROUP CHINA RESOURCES (HOLDINGS) COMPANY LIMITED, SERVICE (HOLDINGS) HONG KONG LIMITED; AND

* TRIPLE WISE LIMITED, A SUBSIDIARY

LIMITED.

OF CHRUNG KONG

(HOLDINGS)

THE BIDS

ARE

NOW

BEING

EXAMINED.

THE IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE FRANCHISE IS GOVERNMENT'S TIMETABLE, A DECISION ON THE AWARD OF

SO TBAT CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO BE REACHED BY THE END OF 1994 START IN EARLY 1995.

CAN

SUBMARINE SEWAGE OUTFALL ON NORTH LANTAU

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSTRUCT A SUBMARINE SEWAGE OUTFALL WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 14.55 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED BETWEEN SIU HO WAN ON NORTH LANTAU AND SIU MO TO.

THE TWO-KILOMETRE

OUTFALL WILL CONVEY THE EFFLUENT FROM THE TREATMENT WORKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT SIU HO WAN INTO THE DEEP WATERS TO THE SOUTH OF SIU MO TO.

THE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR FOR COMPLETION

IN 1997.

DURING THE INITIAL PHASES OF THE NORTH LANTAU DEVELOPMENT, THE EFFLUENT WILL RECEIVE PRELIMINARY TREATMENT WITH COARSE SCREENING AND GRIT REMOVAL, TO BE FOLLOWED BY FINE SCREENING AT THE TREATMENT WORKS BEFORE DISCHARGE VIA THE OUTFALL.

THIS TREATMENT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH WATER QUALITY

OBJECTIVES.

IN THE LONG TERM, PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR UPGRADING THE TREATMENT FACILITIES TO PROVIDE FULI, TREATMENT OF THE SEWAGE BEFORE IT IS DISCHARGED VIA THE OUTFALL.

/A THREE-YEAR