10.26. The Sau Mau Ping salt water pumping station and a one and a half million gallon service reservoir and interconnecting mains were completed. Minor work on the fuel storage tank was in hand.
10.27. Work started on the construction of an extension to the Waterworks depot in Argyle Street. The extension will provide additional barrack room accommodation and a canteen.
New Territories
10.28. Progress on the Castle Peak Water Supply included the completion, after considerable delay caused by the restrictions on the supply of explosives, of the tunnels and connecting pipelines from Tai Lam Chung. Work started on the construction of the 6 m.g.d. service reservoir, the treatment works and trunk distribution mains. Delivery of treatment works plant began.
10.29. Four service reservoirs and a pumping station catering for both fresh and flushing water were completed at Tsuen Wan. The low level fresh water service reservoir, by far the largest in the group, has a capacity of 14 million gallons.
10.30. The two million gallon Yuen Long balance tank was completed though considerably later than intended, due to the quantity of rock on the excavation being higher than anticipated and the restriction on the supply of explosives.
10.31. Treatment works plant was ordered for uprating Yuen Long filters from 2 m.g.d. to 4 m.g.d. Delivery of the plant began.
10.32. The cross-country link main between Yuen Long treatment works and Castle Peak treatment works site was completed.
10.33. Construction and maintenance of irrigation works in the New Territories continued. These included works carried out under the programme of minor irrigation works on behalf of D.A.F. and under the Plover Cove Scheme.
10.34. Design work for a new mains supply to Sai Kung Town to replace the existing stream supply was completed. Tenders were invited for the supply of pipes, for the construction of a break pressure tank, a service reservoir and for the laying of several miles of water mains.
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