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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1978
THEY SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE WORK WHICH INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL BALANCE TANK AT THE SOUTH BANK OF SHUM CHUN RIVER.
THE FUNCTION OF THE TANK IS TO MAINTAIN A STEADY WATER FLOW BETWEEN SHUM CHUN AND MUK WU PUMPING STATION.
PILING WORK FOR THE TANK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WORK ON THE PUMP ING STATION THAT HOUSES FOUR ADDITIONAL PUMPSETS IS IN PROGRESS.
THE WHOLE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT YEAR BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLIES BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1.
THE PARTY ENDED THE DAY'S TOUR BY VISITING TAI PO.
AT TAI PO, THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR. B.H. NEWMAN, GAVE A DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE THERE.
MR. NEWMAN SAID THAT TAI PO, WITH A POPULATION OF 25,000 AT PRESENT, WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A NEW TOWN FOR 220,000.
THE DEVELOPMENT, HE ADDED, WOULD BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1980'S AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,200 MILLION, EXCLUDING WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, AT APRIL 1978 PRICES.
AMONG THE WORKS BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE MOMENT ARE RECLAMATION FOR THE TOWN CENTRE, THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND THE ASSOCIATED SEWAGE PUMPING STATION.
ON TRANSPORT, MR. NEWMAN SAID, TAI PO WOULD EVENTUALLY BE LINKED TO SHA TIN NEW TOWN BY A NEW TRUNK ROAD WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY BE EXTENDED TO YUEN LONG. THE EXISTING ROAD CONNECTING TAI PO WITH FAN LING WOULD ALSO BE IMPROVED.
+WITHIN THE TOWN, HE ADDED, +A NETWORK OF ROAD IS PLANNED TO SERVE INDIVIDUAL PLANNING AREA.
TURNING TO RECREATION, MR. NEWMAN SAID THAT AN ADEQUATE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LINKED TOGETHER BY A CYCLE AND FOOTWAY SYSTEM WAS BEING PLANNED.
MOREOVER, A SPORTS STADIUM, SWIMMING POOLS AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL WOULD BE BUILT AT THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF TAI PO.
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