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The Hong Kong Government have
decided to construct two 20 million gallon
desalination plants to come into operation
at the beginning of 1974 and 1975 respectively
in March 1972
Each will cost about £1 million. Hong Kong
expecto I Apply
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has applied to the Asian Development Bank for
(of an amount as set unspecified.
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a loan to help build the first plant, which
will probably not exceed £8 million, althoug
gelexact arrangements have
yet been
the exac
completed.
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