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Only contractors on both the list of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works in the

the category of Landslip Preventive/Remedial Works to Slopes/Retaining Walls and the list of registered contractors under section eight of Buildings Ordinance are eligible to submit tenders.

Mr Lau pointed out that about 200 statutory orders would be served each year over the next five years to require property owners to carry out investigation and remedial works to potentially dangerous slopes.

"If the owners fail to comply with the orders without reasonable excuse, they are liable to be prosecuted under the Buildings Ordinance.

"The Government contractors will carry out works on the owners' behalf and recover all the costs from them," he said.

Tender forms and further particulars can be obtained from the Buildings Department's Slope Safety Section on the 15th floor of Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon. The enquiry telephone number is 2626 1368.

All tenders, addressed to the Chairman of the Central Tender Board, should be placed in the tender box at the lift lobby on the lower ground floor of the Central Government Offices, East Wing, Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong. Tender offer will close at noon on September 13, 1996.

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Kwai Chung government land for sale by tender

The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the sale of a piece of government land at Container Port Road, Kwai Chung.

With an area of about 1,574 square metres, the site is intended for use as a petrol filling station with lubricating services.

The closing date for submission of tenders is noon on September 20.