Termination of agreement for bottled drinking water for federal government workplaces
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The Government Logistics Department (GLD) mentioned today (August 18) that as it was not pleased that the provider for bottled drinking water for federal government workplaces on Hong Kong Island and parts of the removed islands would can carrying out the agreement, the GLD had actually ended the agreement instantly in accordance with agreement terms today.
The provider, Xin Din Xin Trade Co., Limited (XDX), was granted an agreement by the GLD in June this year to provide bottled drinking water to federal government workplaces on Hong Kong Island and parts of the removed islands beginning with late June this year. Based upon the info it got on the provider’s organization operation previously, in addition to the Police’s enforcement actions the other day (August 17), the GLD fairly thought that XDX would not can carrying out the agreement. In accordance with agreement terms, the GLD chose today to right away end the pertinent agreement as well as 3 other agreements for supply of chemicals which were connected with XDX’s owners. The GLD will continue to be in complete co-operation with the Police’s examination.
The GLD will boost the tender requirements for the supply of bottled drinking water to federal government workplaces, and perform an open tender to choose an ideal provider of bottled drinking water for federal government workplaces on Hong Kong Island and parts of the distant islands. Before the brand-new agreement works, the GLD has actually scheduled AS Watson Group (HK) Limited to provide bottled drinking water briefly to federal government workplaces on Hong Kong Island and parts of the removed islands beginning with today.