House Service Section
8.15. A more liberal policy for the provision of free public stand-pipes was adopted. There was a decrease of 7% in the number of new meters installed compared with the year 1967-68. Work commenced towards the end of the year on the provision of metered individual connections to rooms in the Mark III and Mark IV resettlement blocks.
CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
H. J. WOODTHORPE, C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., A.M.I.W.E. (Acting)
General
8.16. The Division is responsible for designing, preparing contracts for and supervising the construction of all new water supply projects, other than schemes executed by consulting engineers and certain minor works carried out by the Distribution Division.
An expenditure of $27.36 million represented an increase of over $4 million compared with the previous year due to conditions in the Colony returning to normal.
8.17. The works completed comprise four fresh water service reservoirs, one salt water pumping station, and three blocks of staff quarters. 5.8 miles of 12 to 18 ins. dia. and 6.7 miles of water mains of 21 ins. dia. and over were laid. In addition, an old block of staff quarters was converted for use as a laboratory and an existing treatment plant was extended.
8.18. Appendix Y gives full details of works under construction and completed during the year.
Hong Kong Island
8.19. The conversion of the old quarters at Eastern treatment works into a fully equipped laboratory was completed. The trunk main from Eastern service reservoirs to Wan Chai was completed.
8.20. The extension of the Aberdeen service reservoir from two and a half to five million gallons capacity was finished and minor site works to complete the project are in hand.
8.21. Work on the six million gallon Shau Kei Wan service reservoir was nearing completion and the contract for laying the inlet and outlet mains was put in hand.
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