IMPROVEMENTS TO SAI KUNG WATER SUPPLY
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THE WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ON SAI KUNG PENINSULA WILL BE EXPANDED IN THREE STAGES, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HENRY HU WHO ASKED WHAT IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE SUPPLY SYSTEM TO SAI KUNG SINCE THE UMELCO VISIT IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT APPROVAL WAS GIVEN IN THE FIRST PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THIS YEAR FOR A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR THE AREA BETWEEN FEI NGO SHAN AND RAZOR HILL.
THIS SCHEME, WHICH INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICE RESERVOIR, INSTALLATION OF PUMPING PLANT AND LAYING OF MAINS, SHOULD PROVIDE SUPPLY TO THE AREA INCLUDING TSENG LAN SHUE BY THE LATTER HALF OF 1979.
MR. MCDONALD SAID APPROVAL WAS ALSO BEING SOUGHT FOR AN INTER IM SCHEME TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND GENERATED BY VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SAT KUNG UP TO SHA KOK ME AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN TUI MIN HOT.
THIS SCHEME FOR THE DUPLICATION OF TRUNK MAINS AND AN EXTENSIC OF THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR INCLUSION IN CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
A LONGER TERM SHCEME WHICH WILL NECESSITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TREATMENT WORKS ON THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA IS PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN 1981.
THIS SCHEME WILL PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO CATER FOR FUTURE DISTRICT DEMAND, AND FOR VILLAGES SUCH AS TSO WO HANG AND TAI MONG TSAI WHICH ARE LOCATED BEYOND THE ECONOMIC EXPANSION LIMIT OF THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES FOR SAI KUNG.
MERIT TRIPS FOR GOVERNMENT STAFF
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THE SECRETARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE, THE HON. JOSEPH HAMMOND SAID A TOTAL OF 102 LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE MER T TRIP SCHEME DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
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IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING, HE SAID MOST OF THESE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE MERIT TRIPS HAVE CO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER LEVELS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
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HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE MERIT TRIP SCHEME WAS LAST ENLARGED IN 1974 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRIPS AWARDED EACH YEAR FROM 12 TO 30 AND THERE ARE NO PLANS AT THE MOMENT TO ENLARGE THE SCHEME FURTHER.
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