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Memorandum for the Ellis' signature
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APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE COLONIAL
DEVELOHMENT FUND FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.
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Description of schemes.
(a)
The Aberdeem Valley Water scheme.
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12. Martin 16/11
(b)
The Sheng-mun water scheme.
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Barse of the Elony
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The cost is $525000-to
be paid up emly
in 19306
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Despite extensive developments in the
reservoir system of Hong Kong it has not been possible
to keep abreast of the ever-growing demand for water.
During periods of drought the supply has always been precarious and the cause of much anxiety. The fact two
intressed apertene stormally low rainfall.
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schemes
A number of prerosals have been put forward
to meet this situation; the present proposals are
concerned with two of these.
(a)
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The Aberdeen Valley scheme offers a new
source of supply within the Island and thus possesses
obvious advantages from the points of view of
convenience and of defence.
The scheme provides for the resumption of
the Colony's water rights in the Aberdeen Valley (on
the South of the Island), an area where these had
been alienated for commercial purposes at a time when the rapid expansion of Hong Kong was not foreseen.
The Government is taking over a storage reservoir
with a capacity of 92 million gallons constructed by
the Tai Shing Paper Manufacturing Company, on payment
for the Company's rights, lands and buildings:
ho contam additional reservoir, with a curacity of 175 million
gallons,
is being constructed, together with ancillary
to cut $900,000,
works
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