TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1977
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TWO SERVICE RESERVOIRS FOR TSING YI ISLAND
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD TWO NEW SERVICE RESERVOIRS ON TSING YI ISLAND TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR BOTH FRESH AND SALT WATER FROM DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND,
TENDERS FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TSING YI DEVELOPMENT WATER SUPPLY WILL BE CALLED THIS MONTH.
MR. LAU JONG-MING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE WOULD BEGIN IN JULY AND TAKE ABOUT FIFTEEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
HE SAID THAT THE FRESH WATER RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 13,600 CUBIC METRES, WHILE THE SALT WATER RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE A CAPACITY OF 1,500 CUBIC METRES.
THE RESERVOIRS WOULD BE SITED ON A HILL SIDE, SOUTH OF
A NEW ROAD OPPOSITE CHEUNG CHING ESTATE.
MEANWHILE, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO INVITED TENDERS FOR A FRESH WATER TRUNK MAINS FROM TUEN MUN TO TAI SHANG WAI.
THE MAINS, WHICH WILL RUN ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WILL BE 14,300 METRES IN LENGTH.
MR. LAU SAID THAT THE MAINS WOULD CARRY POTABLE WATER TO CATER FOR THE GROWING DEMAND FROM YUEN LONG AND PROVIDE SUPPLY TO THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TAI SHANG WAI.
THIS WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR.
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