MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1979
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HIGH ISLAND SCHEME WINS AWARD FOR HK
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AWARDED AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME.
THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. WILLIAM TUCKER, WILL ACCEPT THE PRESTIGIOUS INGERSOLL RAND ITALIA PRIZE 1979 AT A CEREMONY IN MILAN ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 11).
THE ITALIA PRIZE WAS CREATED TO DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION TO SOCIAL, TECHNICAL AND AESTHETIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN IMPORTANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INVOLVING ITALIAN ENTERPRISE.
THE PRIZE IS SHARED BY VIANINI SPA, THE ITALIAN COMPANY WHICH WAS THE MAJOR CONTRACTOR ON THE PROJECT, AND THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, BINNIE AND PARTNERS.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE, PROFESSOR ERVINO MILLI, SAID THE PRIZE HAD BEEN AWARDED TO HONG KONG UNANIMOUSLY.
PREVIOUS WINNERS HAVE BEEN PROJECTS IN AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA AND THE USSR.
MR. AND MRS. TUCKER, WHO WILL BE GUESTS OF THE ITALIA PRIZE COMMITTEE, WILL ATTEND A DINNER IN MILAN WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY ATTENDED BY LEADERS OF THE ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.
THE $1 348 MILLION HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME IS THE LARGEST SEA BED RESERVOIR IN THE WORLD.
WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 293 MILLION CUBIC METRES, THE RESERVOIR DOUBLED HONG KONG'S WATER STORAGE CAPACITY.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 1971 AND THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME WAS OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.
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