Tenders period extended for Shek Kip Mei Stormwater Storage Scheme and Drainage Improvement Works in Eastern District and Lei Yue Mun

Exciting news: extended tenders for shek kip mei stormwater storage scheme and drainage improvements in eastern district and lei yue mun!

The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (April 26) announced that the tender period for the contract for Shek Kip Mei Stormwater Storage Scheme and Drainage Improvement Works in Eastern District and Lei Yue Mun (Contract No. DC/2024/06) has been extended to noon on May 17.

The DSD invited tenders for the contract on March 22. The tender period was originally scheduled to expire at noon on May 3.

The extension of the tender period was gazetted today. Details of the tender notice are available at the DSD's website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html).

The DSD has commissioned Binnies Hong Kong Limited to design and supervise the works. For enquiries, please call the company at 2601 1000 during office hours.

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Sweetly preserving heritage: the art of sugar crafting

​The Government strives to raise the community's awareness of Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage by way of a funding scheme that works to safeguard and support the transmission of traditions such as the blown sugar technique.

A workshop that introduces this technique to grassroots citizens is one of the 124 projects that have received funding under the Intangible Cultural Heritage Funding Scheme.

News.gov.hk interviewed the workshop's organiser and artist to gain insight into their experiences during the class. Plus, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department expounds on the purpose behind its mission and strategy.

The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today (May 5) in text and video format.

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