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Prequalification tenders invited for Tai Po treatment works

The Water Supplies Department is inviting approved contractors to participate in prequalification exercise for the construction of raw water and treated water aqueducts for the proposed Tai Po treatment works.

The contract will involve the design and construction of the treated water aqueduct and the raw water aqueduct for the Tai Po treatment works project.

It will also include the formation of the northern quarter of the treatment works site, other associated areas for access to the tunnel portals and shafts, and the construction of the postal structures and a building on the Shing Mun shaft.

A notice of prequalification of tenderers was published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).

Those interested in the project are invited to apply for prequalification documents from Binnie Consultants Limited, 11th floor, New Town Tower, Pak Hok Ting Street, Sha Tin, New Territories.

Completed applications should reach the Chief Engineer, Special Duties, Water Supplies Department, Immigration Tower, 46th floor, 7 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong, not later than noon on April 12.

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Hong Kong tops the world's container throughput

Hong Kong handled more than 12.5 million TEUS (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers in 1995, representing an increase of 13.4 per cent over 1994, according to figures compiled by the Marine Department.

Commenting on the figures, the Deputy Director of Marine, Mr S Y Tsui, said today (Friday) that the annual container throughput was in line with our projections.

With an annual throughput at 12,528,692 TEUS. Hong Kong for the fourth consecutive year tops the world's container throughput to be the busiest container port in the world.