9.58. Notes for deciding the overall widths of traffic routes were drawn up and contained detailed recommendations on the manner of selecting component parts and the overall width to be adopted.
WATERWORKS OFFICE
Deputy Director of Public Works (Water):
T. O. MORGAN, B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E.
GENERAL
10.01. The most significant feature was the increase in the demand. Approximately 10 million gallons more per day were consumed on a 10-hour per day supply period and under weather conditions similar to those in the previous year. It is considered, and indeed hoped, that this increased consumption did not entirely represent 'new demand' and could partly be attributed to improvements to the distribution system which enabled upper floors of properties in densely populated urban areas to obtain water throughout the supply periods, and thereby ensured that the inconvenience of water restrictions was more evenly shared.
10.02. Despite the increased demand, the fact that the supply was never reduced below 8 hours per day was largely due to the 5,901 million gallons received from the Shum Chun Reservoir and 425 million gallons pumped from the Indus River.
MAINTENANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
10.03. Many high and densely populated buildings were completed in both the Urban Area and New Territories and were added to the distribution system. The townships of Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan continued to expand, while expansions at Kwai Chung and Yuen Long, to quote but two areas, are now making their impressions on the water resources.
10.04. The 10 hours per day supply, current at the end of March, was continued until the 25th April, when the advent of the wet weather permitted an extension to 12 hours per day. This was maintained until the 8th November, though unofficial further extensions of supply were given during this period when resources permitted. However, owing to abnormal consumption in the North Point and eastern districts of the Island the supply to these areas had to be curtailed to 7 hours per day from the 7th until the 20th August when a new trunk main was
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