SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1979
MORE SERVICE RESERVOIRS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNING
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AS THE NEW TOWNS GRADUALLY TAKE SHAPE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF PWD IS GEARING ITSELF TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR BOTH FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLIES IN THESE DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES AND EXISTING URBAN AREAS.
IT IS ALREADY BUILDING EIGHT SERVICE RESERVOIRS IN KOWLOON AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND HAS PLANS TO BUILD ANOTHER 15 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER FOUR IN KOWLOON, TWO ON THE OUTLYING ISLANDS, AND SEVEN MORE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE EIGHT SERVICE RESERVOIRS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ARE AT TUEN MUN, TUI MIN HOT (SAI KUNG), HA WO CHE (SHA TIN), TSING YI, AND FEI NGO SHAN (KOWLOON). FIVE OF THEM WILL BE FOR STORING FRESH WATER AND WILL HAVE A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 89 450 CUBIC METRES. THE OTHER THREE WILL BE ABLE TO STORE 13 800 CUBIC METRES OF SALT WATER.
ALL THE SERVICE RESERVOIRS, EXCEPT THE TWO AT TUEN MUN, ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1980. THOSE AT TUEN MUN WILL BE READY IN 1982.
THE RESERVOIRS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WILL COST ABOUT $40 MILLION.
THE 28 SERVICE RESERVOIRS UNDER PLANNING WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 358 910 CUBIC METRES CAPACITY FOR FRESH WATER AND 16 850 CUBIC METRES FOR SALT WATER.
THESE RESERVOIRS WILL COST ABOUT $198 MILLION.
SHAM SHUI PO FORTNIGHT ENDS SUCCESSFULLY *****
THE SHAM SHUI PO FORTNIGHT, THROUGH A SERIES OF THEME-ORIENTED PROGRAMMES, HAS INCREASED RESIDENTS' AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS TO FIGHT CRIME, REDUCE FIRE RISKS, KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN AND PREVENT DRUG ABUSĖS.
THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHAM SHUI PO, MR. STEPHEN IP SAID THE EVENT HAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED MANY RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND TO SHOW MORE CONCERN FOR THEIR OWN SURROUNDINGS.
+A 'HELP-YOUR-NEIGHBOUR' SPIRIT IS GRADUALLY BUILDING UP HERE WHICH IS SO VITAL TO A HAPPY COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
THE FORTNIGHT
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