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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1979
JOGGING TRACK TO BE BUILT IN VICTORIA PARK
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A JOGGING TRACK IN VICTORIA PARK SHORTLY TO CATER FOR THE GROWING INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THIS FORM OF EXERCISE.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK WERE INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PWD TODAY (FRIDAY).
MRS. C. ALUNAN, PWD'S CHIEF ARCHITECT, SAID THAT THE JOGGING TRACK WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.
MEASURING ABOUT 630 METRES LONG AND 1.5 METRES WIDE, THE TRACK IS ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE.
DISTANCE MARKERS WILL BE PAINTED ON THE TRACK SURFACE AT 100-METRE INTERVALS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT, FINANCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
FRESH WATER STORAGE TANK
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TENDERS INVITED
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FRESH WATER STORAGE TANK OFF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND FROM THE NIGH LEVEL AREAS OF LION ROCK VILLAGE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PWD SAID THAT THE CONTRACT ALSO COVERED THE LAYING OF INLET AND OUTLET WATER MAINS RANGING FROM 50 MM TO 150 MM IN DIAMETER.
THE TANK, LOCATED ON THE HILLSIDE ABOUT 500 METRES TO THE NORTH OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 550,000 LITRES. IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH DECKING.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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