Tender for Joss House Bay licensed ferry service in 2006

    The Transport Department has invited sealed tenders for the operation of a licensed ferry service to serve passengers visiting the Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay on April 19 and 20, 2006 (Tender Reference: TD 26/2006) during the Tin Hau Festival.

     "Tenders must be clearly marked with the tender reference number and the subject of the tender on the outside of envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer) addressed to the Commissioner for Transport and placed in the Transport Department Tender Box situated next to the reception counter of Transport Department on 41st floor of Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, before noon on Monday, February 27, 2006. Late tenders will not be accepted," a department spokesman said today (February 10).

     Interested parties may obtain the tender documents starting from next Monday (February 13)  during office hours at the Ferry and Paratransit Division of Transport Department at Room 4036, 40th Floor, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai.

     The successful tenderer will have to operate the ferry service between the Joss House Bay Public Pier and a berth on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island or in Kowloon on the two days.

Ends/Friday, February 10, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:30