Contract on Penny's Bay Reclamation (Stage 2) awarded

The Civil Engineering Department today (April 17) awarded a $1.005 billion works contract to Gammon Skanska Limited for the Stage 2 reclamation at Penny's Bay.

This is the second reclamation contract providing land for the potential extension of Hong Kong Disneyland in the future.

The latest contract includes the following main elements:-

* reclamation of about 60 hectares of land;

* construction of about 1,600 metres of permanent sloping seawall;

* construction of stormwater drainage system;

* installation and operation of public fill sorting facilities at Tseung Kwan O Area 137 and Tuen Mun Area 38 to produce sorted public fill material for reclamation works;

* implementation of environmental impact monitoring and mitigation measures

Works will commence on April 23 for substantial completion in stages up to 2008.

End/Thursday, April 17, 2003

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