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Tuesday, June 20, 1972
HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION
The Chief Engineer (Construction) of the Public Works Department,
Mr. Li Hin-wing said today the construction of reservoirs in Hong Kong
had attracted international attention and earned international praise.
Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Kowloon
East at the Peninsula Hotel, he said two of the projects currently
receiving worldwide attention were the High Island scheme on the Sai
Kung Peninsula and the desalination plant near Castle Peak.
Work on
both schemes is already well under way.
Mr. Li added: "The days of looking up to Heaven for rain should
become a thing of the past."
In the distribution of water, he said, the Government had adopted
the use of computers and this had helped solve a rather complicated matter.
"Professional staff are employed to deal with the recording of the
daily storage. Information on water consumption in various districts,
together with the record of rainfall as forecast by the Royal Observatory
are fed into a computer to obtain the best results.
"The use of computers is a must nowadays, if water is to be
distributed most economically," Mr. Li said.
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