343. The trunk distribution system on the Island was designed and a contract let for a main along Bowen Road to take water from the Botanical Gardens Pumping Station to the eastern part of the Island.
344. Resettlement of the villagers of Fan Pui in their new home at Tai Long Wan was completed without incident, although a large amount of work in preparing their new fields remained to be done.
345. Site formation, piling and building work in Tsuen Wan was in hand, under the control of the Architectural Office, for the resettlement of villagers from Shek Pik.
Plover Cove and Hebe Haven Schemes
346. These schemes are for the closure of two large natural sea inlets by dams and their conversion into fresh water reservoirs to hold approximately 34,000 million gallons.
347. A feasibility report on the Plover Cove proposal was received from the Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Binnie, Deacon and Gourley early in the year. It indicated that the project was a practical proposition and a contract was let for carrying out detailed investigations for the preparation of a final report. A feasibility report was also received on the Hebe Haven project. Very soon after receipt of the Hebe Haven report the Consulting Engineers put forward suggestions for integrating the two schemes to take advantage of the very large storage at Plover Cove.
348. The Consultants were then instructed to carry out detailed investigations and prepare a final report on the integrated scheme. Tenders were invited for site investigations for the dam at Hebe Haven and for the additional work required as a result of combining the two schemes. It is estimated that the integrated scheme should yield approximately 100 million gallons per day.
Water from China
349. The Chinese Authorities completed a dam near Sham Chun, a few miles north of the Hong Kong border and indicated that they would be able to supply Hong Kong with a minimum of between 44,000 and 55,000 million gallons of water per year. Meetings were arranged to discuss this. Approximately ten miles of 48" diameter steel pipes were ordered to convey the water from the border to one of the Tai Lam Chung Catchwaters.
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