11.04 The office is represented on various committees and boards including:
Committee | Representative(s)
Water Resources Development Committee | Director of Water Supplies
High Island Progress Sub-Committee | Director of Water Supplies
Central Tender Board | Director of Water Supplies
Hong Kong and New Territories Committees for Recreation, etc. |
Building Contractors Association/P.W.D. Joint Meeting |
Consultants Works Progress Committee | Director of Water Supplies
Tuen Mun and Sha Tin New Towns Works and Management Committees | Government Water Engineer
Central City Co-ordination Committee | Consultants Liaison Officer
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan Co-ordination Committee | A Senior Engineer
| An Engineer
| An Engineer
11.05 Details of rainfall, storage, consumption and other general statistics are given in Appendix CC.
11.06 During November a party, led by the Director of Public Works, visited installations on the East River Shum Chun Water Supply Project at the invitation of the Director of the Kwangtung Water Conservancy and Hydro-electric Bureau. During the visit general water supply problems were discussed and agreement reached for the supply to Hong Kong of an additional 3,500 million gallons of water annually, under the terms of the 1965 Agreement.
DISTRIBUTION DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
LAU To-hin, B.Sc.(Eng.), D.I.C., C.Eng., M.I.C.E.
J. L. MCDERMONT, B.Sc.(Hons.), D.I.C., C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.W.E. (Acting)
General
11.07 The Division controls, maintains, and extends the fresh and salt water mains distribution system and is responsible for the provision of supplies to consumers.
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