supply the Ho Man Tin High Level Service Reservoirs with fresh and flushing water. The laying of distribution mains in the area was deferred pending land development.
7.26. The scheme to provide flushing water to the eastern part of Kowloon proceeded with an additional one mile of trunk main being laid between Tai Wan and the existing salt water service reservoirs at Diamond Hill to Lo Fu Ngam. This scheme was rendered operational with the construction of a temporary pumping station at To Kwa Wan, which will eventually be replaced by a permanent station at Tai Wan when land is made available at the Tai Wan Bay Reclamation.
7.27. Works to provide both fresh and salt water supplies to Lung Cheung Road Development continued. A salt water pumping station at Beacon Hill was under construction and some 1½ miles of 12" diameter fresh water together with one mile of 6" diameter salt water mains were laid.
New Territories
7.28. Work on the project to supply the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung Development with both fresh and flushing water continued. Three pumping stations and two service reservoirs were completed; while two pumping stations and four service reservoirs were under construction. In addition 13 miles of trunk mains and a further 12 miles of distribution mains were laid.
7.29. At Tai Po, work on the scheme to supply the Tai Po and Sheung Shui areas proceeded. A service reservoir at Tai Po Tau was completed and the filter station was under construction.
7.30. A scheme to bring water from Tai Lam Chung Reservoir to the new development at Castle Peak by a system of tunnels and pipelines was commenced and over 5,700 feet of tunnel was driven.
7.31. On the outlying islands, a scheme to provide fresh water to Peng Chau was completed with the commissioning of a pumping station, service reservoir and associated mains. The supply is via an underwater pipeline connected to the Shek Pik submarine pipeline cross connexion chamber. On Cheung Chau a new service reservoir was completed and put into operation.
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