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The segments were erected progressively outwards from each pier and joined together by high tensile steel tendons with epoxy glue placed between adjoining segments.
Construction of the Rambler Channel Bridge is being done by the Dragages- BSG-Penta Joint Venture, under a $670 million contract awarded by the Highways Department in June 1993.
The contract is on schedule for completion by mid-1996.
Apart from the bridge, the Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung section of Route 3 that is part of the ACP also consists of a tunnel running through Tsing Yi Island and a viaduct through Kwai Chung. The project is now 53 per cent complete.
Work on the other ACP bridges which forms the Lantau Fixed Crossing is also progressing rapidly. Construction of the deck unit of the Tsing Ma Bridge is set to begin later this month and four segments of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge main span have been erected since the first lifting on May 30. Work on the Lantau Fixed Crossing is 66 per cent complete.
End/Wednesday, July 5, 1995
Progress of review of social welfare subvention system
More than 210 representatives from 110 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) attended a conference today (Wednesday) to learn about the progress of a current review of the social welfare subvention system.
Addressing the conference held at the Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, the Director of Social Welfare, Mr Ian Strachan, said it was a strong indication of NGOs' concern and support in this study.
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has awarded $6.4 million to a management consultancy firm in March this year to review the existing social welfare subvention administration.
The review, expected to be completed in 18 months, is conducted with a view to streamlining and simplifying the current subvention process and shifting emphasis of control from input of subvention to output of service delivery.
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