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Tender forms, tender notices and conditions may be obtained from the Lands Department, 14th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, and the respective district lands offices of Kwai Tsing and Kowloon West.

Tender plans can also be inspected at these offices.

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Salt water cut in Kowloon

Flushing water supply to all premises in Hung Hom, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and adjacent areas will be temporarily suspended from 9 pm on Friday (March 1) to 8 am the following day to allow maintenance works of watermains to be carried out.

The temporary suspension will affect Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Tung Tau, Wong Tai Sin, Lok Fu, Kowloon City, Wang Tau Hom, Chuk Yuen, Kowloon Tong, Ma Tau Wai, Ma Tau Kok, the Hong Kong International Airport and the Kowloon Hospital.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

$ million (hours)

change ($million)

Opening balance in the account

1,931

0930

+871

Closing balance in the account

2,776

1000

+871

Change attributable to:

1100

+871

Money market activity

+871

1200

+878

LAF today

- 26

1500

+878

1600

+871

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 123.0 *+0.0* 28.2.96

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