Leighton, China State win Hong Kong MTR contract

HONG KONG -  Leighton Holdings subsidiary Leighton Asia, in a joint venture with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong), has been awarded a contract by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation for works on the Shatin to Central Link in Hong Kong. Total revenue for the project is AUS929 million, of which Leighton has a 51% share.

The work, to begin this month, involves construction of an underground station (Exhibition Station) and 300m of cut and cover tunnel along Convention Avenue (Western Approach Tunnel).

The station will serve Hong Kong’s Convention Centre and the North Wanchai area, completing the new railway link connecting New Territories and north Hong Kong. www.leighton.com (ATI).