WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1980
PUMPING EQUIPMENT FOR NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF PUMPING EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT SHEK WU HUI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE CONTRACT, COSTING JUST OVER $5 MILLION, WAS SIGNED BY MR GEORGE CHIEN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF HITACHI PLANT ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED,
THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FORMS PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT IN FANLING AND SHEK WU HUI.
PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT WILL SERVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 127 000 AND INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA. IT WILL TREAT SEWAGE BROUGHT BY A NEW SYSTEM OF SEWERS AND PUMPING STATIONS FROM URBAN AREAS IN FANLING AND SHEK WỤ HUT.
WORK ON THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1982. HOWEVER, PART OF THE WORKS WILL BE OPERATIONAL A FEW MONTHS EARLIER TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE AREA NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATSON (HONG KONG) ON BEHALF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
DSNT OPENS NEW VILLAGE IN SHA TIN
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A NEW VILLAGE BUILT UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S VILLAGE REMOVAL SCHEME IN SHA TIN WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM.
THE VILLAGE, COMPRISING 10 THREE-STOREY HOUSES EACH COSTING $185 000, IS TO REHOUSE INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS FROM PAT TZE WO WHICH IS TO BE CLEARED TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS THE SECOND SUCH VILLAGE TO BE BUILT IN THE DISTRICT AND IS LOCATED IN A RESITE AREA ABOVE FO TAN.
IN A BRIEF CEREMONY, MR CHUI HANDED OVER THE NEW HOUSES ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT BY PRESENTING THE KEYS TO THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR LAU SAM-YAU.
IN ADDITION TO THE NEW HOUSES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED THE VILLAGERS WITH A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE OF $8 000 FOR EACH FAMILY TO HELP MEET REMOVAL AND DECORATION EXPENSES.
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