MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1975
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IRRIGATION SCHEME FOR SOUTH LANTAU
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL HAND OVER THE OPERATION OF THE SHAP LONG IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO FARMERS OF SHAP LONG AND CHEUNG SHA WAN AT THE SOUTH LANTAU RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 25) AT 11 AM.
THE SCHEME IRRIGATES 26 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE SHAP LONG AND CHEUNG SHA WAN VALLEYS OF LANTAU ISLAND, IT WAS PLANNED AND INSTALLED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR AT A COST OF $145,000.
THE IRRIGATION SCHEME CONSISTS OF 2-1/2 MILES OF GALVANIZED IRON PIPELINES WHICH CONDUCT WATER UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE SHAP LONG RESERVOIR TO THE AGRICULTURAL LAND. FARMERS WHO HAD IRRIGATION PROBLEMS IN THESE VALLEYS IN THE PAST CAN NOW GROW A WIDE RANGE OF CROPS, ESPECIALLY VEGETABLES, THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND.
IN FUTURE, FARMERS WILL BE ABLE TO INSTALL MODERN SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO BE OPERATED BY THE WATER UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE IRRIGATION PIPELINE. SUCH SYSTEMS, WHEN INSTALLED, WILL REDUCE THE LABOUR COST OF IRRIGATION TO A GREAT EXTENT.
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