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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1975
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+THIS INVOLV S THE UNIT IN DISCUSSION WITH THE OWNER'S ARCHITECT AND ENG NEER.
+IN MANY CASES, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOMMEND DESIGN CHANGES WHICH HAVE IMPROVED NOT ONLY THE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL QUALITY BUT HAVE REDUCED THE CAPITAL OUTLAY OF THE OWNER.+
MR. NEWBURY SAID RESPONSE TO THE REGULATIONS HAD BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING, WITH THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS INCREASING AND THE INCIDENCE OF OFFENDERS DECREASING EVERY MONTH.
+INDUSTRY REALISES THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE A SOCIAL EVIL BY GOOD DESIGN AND TO ROOT OUT AIR POLLUTION AT SOURCE, HE SAID.
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THE REGULATIONS HAVE ALSO HELPED INDUSTRY SAVE FUEL - AND
BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FUEL-BURNING PLANT IN HONG KONG.+
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SERVICE RESERVOIRS IN KWAI CHUNG
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WORK WILL START SOON ON A FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AT LAI KING HEADLAND, KWAI CHUNG TO COPE WITH FUTURE WATER DEMAND BROUGHT ABOUT BY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
THE SERVICE RESERVOIR, SITUATED ON A HIGH LEVEL AREA THAT LIES BETWEEN CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND KWAI CHUNG, WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF FIVE MILLION LITRES (1.1 MILLION GALLONS).
A SALT WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 0.7 MILLION LITRES (150,000 GALLONS) WILL ALSO DE CONSTRUCTED IN THE SAME AREA TO PROVIDE A SALT WATER FLUSHING SYSTEM.
WORKS ON EACH OF THE TWO WATER SYSTEMS WILL COMPRISE A PUMPING STATION, A SERVICE RESERVOIR, A PUMPING MAIN AND DISTRI- BUTION MAINS.
COMMENTING ON THE PROJECT, A WATERWORKS OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TWO RESERVOIRS WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER SUPPLIES TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S HA KWAI CHUNG ESTATE AND THE HOUSING SOCIETY'S CHO YIU CHUEN ESTATE BEING PLANNED IN THIS AREA.
THE HA KWAI CHUNG ESTATE, WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 19,000 PEOPLE, WILL HAVE ITS FIRST INTAKE IN MID-1977, AND CHO YIU CHUEN ESTATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 16,000 PEOPLE, IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1978.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD ALSO SERVE OTHER PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ADJACENT HIGH LEVEL AREAS. CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE RESERVOIRS WILL BEGIN IN MARCH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
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