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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1994

TWO MORE ACP CONTRACTS AWARDED

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AWARD OF TWO AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) CONTRACTS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF OVER $64.3 MILLION.

A $39.9-MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED ΤΟ CRUN WO CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUI O "B" PUMPING STATION, WATERMAINS AND ANCILLARY WORKS.

THE CONTRACT IS PART OF THE NORTH LANTAU WATER SUPPLY PROJECT TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN AND OTHER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH LANTAU.

WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND WILL BR EARLY 1996.

THE OTHER CONTRACT, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED TO HONG TAI BUILDERS LIMITED AT A PRICE OF $24.4 MILLION, CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROWAVE LINK RELAY STATION IN NORTH THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

COMPLETED IN

KONG KWONG COVERS THE LANTAU FOR

THE COMPANY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WHICH COMPRISES AN EQUIPMENT ROOM, PERMANENT AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY FACILITIES, FIRE PROTECTION PROVISION, A STEEL TOWER TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANTENNAS, A HELIPAD FOR ACCESS AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.

WORK WILL COMMENCE NEXT MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN MID-1995.

THE AWARD OF THESE TWO CONTRACTS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACP CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE GOVRNMENT TO 42, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF MORE THAN $32 BILLION.

TOGETHER WITH THE SIX CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, VALUED AT $10.7 BILLION, AWARDED BY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND THE $5.7 BILLION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE WESTERN HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY LIMITED, THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE ACP IS OVER $48.4 BILLION.

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