TNAG-1642-FCO40-2289-Public-finance-in-Hong-Kong-Supplementary-Appropriation-(198-1987 — Page 222

Date:

Time:

26.11.86

8.30 - 12.15 p.m.

Reporter:

MEP

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MR CHEONG:

The what? Sorry.

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D of Ar. S :

It's twelve months

inclement weather

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ME CHEONG:

Construction.

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D of Ar. S:

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You know.

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MR CHEONG:

The additional work is about twelve

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months.

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D of Ar. S:

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MR CHEONG:

That is right.

So the difficulties encountered during

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No. In this fifteen months, there are you know weather.

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D of Ar. S:

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inclement weather

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MR CHEONG:

Sorry.

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D of Ar. S:

So weather

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CHAIRMAN:

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year?

Three months weather, so you have another

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for weather

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extension

D of Ar. S :

Another year of inclement weather for which part of it the contractor can claim

because it happened after you add the additional work. This is a consequential claim, and what is remaining is the difficulty which is a very small matter.

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MR CHEONG:

So what is the months?

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D of Ar. S:

I haven't got the exact breakdown. I

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think it's about four months.

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