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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1978
FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO ATTEND COMMONWEALTH
FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETING
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) TO ATTEND THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETING WHICH BEGINS IN MONTREAL ON WEDNESDAY.
MR. HADDON-CAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR. DOUGLAS BLYE.
AFTER THE MEETING MR, HADDON-CAVE WILL LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON FOR A MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SEPTEMBER 24 - 28.
MR. HADDON-CAVE WILL ALSO VISIT NEW YORK AND LONDON ON GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL BUSINESS BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 6.
DURING HIS ABSENCE, MR. HENRY CHING, DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WILL ACT AS FINANCIAL SECRETARY. MR. C.D.W. MARTIN, COMMISSIONER FOR BANKING, WILL ACT AS SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS WHILE MR. BLYE IS AWAY.
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AT PIK UK TO BE IMPROVED
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WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES BETWEEN FEI NGO SHAN AND RAZOR HILL NEAR THE PIK UK PRISON WILL SOON BE IMPROVED.
A SERVICE RESERVOIR, A BREAK PRESSURE TANK AND NEW PUMPING AND DISTRIBUTION MAINS, ARE AMONG THE FACILITIES PLANNED TO MEET INCREASED DEMANDS GENERATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 3,650-CUBIC METRE REINFORCED CONCRETE SERVICE RESERVOIR AT FEI NGO SHAN.
THE WORK ALSO INCLUDED BUILDING 350 METRES OF ACCESS ROADS THE LAYING OF 2,400 METRES OF PUMPING MAIN OF 300 MM IN DIAMETER FROM SHUN LEE TSUEN PUMPING STATION TO THE RESERVOIR, DISTRIBUTION MAINS RANGING FROM 150 MM TO 400 MM IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 3.200- METRES-LONG FROM THE RESERVOIR TO PIK UK, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 29 CUBIC METRE BREAK PRESSURE TANK AT PIK UK.
THE IMPROVEMENT WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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