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Contract awarded for government facilities at Chek Lap Kok

The Government has awarded an Airport Core Programme (ACP) contract for the supply and installation of communication equipment for the Aviation Meteorological Data Processing System (METPS) for the new airport at Chek Lap

Kok.

The contract, valued at $2.65 million, has been awarded to Automated Systems (Hong Kong) Limited by the Royal Observatory.

The communication equipment will link up the data servers and workstations of the METPS and facilitate communications between the METPS and interfacing systems of the Civil Aviation Department and the Airport Authority.

It will also facilitate the dissemination of meteorological information to airlines and other relevant users via telephone lines and modems.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority tender results

Tender date

Paper on offer

Issue number

5 Dec 1995

EF bills

Q549

5 Dec 1995

EF bills

H579

Issue date

6 Dec 1995

6 Dec 1995

Maturity date

6 Mar 1996

5 Jun 1996

Coupon

Amount applied

HK$6.200 MN

HK$4,800 MN

Amount allotted

HK$1,500 MN

HK$800 MN

Average yield accepted

5.50 PCT

5.49 PCT

Highest yield accepted

5.52 PCT

5.50 PCT

Pro rata ratio

About 4 PCT

Average tender yield

5.53 PCT

About 30 PCT

5.53 PCT