SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1980
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YUEN LONG TO GET NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR
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WORK WILL START SHORTLY ON BUILDING A NEW FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AT WANG CHAU IN YUEN LONG.
THE SERVICE RESERVOIR IS PART OF THE WORK ON SUPPLYING WATER TO THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND THE INDUSTRI AL AREA NORTH- EAST OF THE NEW TOWN,
IT WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 60 000 CUBIC METRES.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS THE LAYING OF ASSOCIATED PIPELINE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 20 METRES ACCESS ROAD,
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT,
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
GSD STAFF RETIRE
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THREE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL BE RETIRING SHORTLY AFTER SERVING IN THE GOVERNMENT FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 74 YEARS.
THEY ARE MR LEUNG SHEUNG-TAK, CHARGEHAND- MR LEE WAH, WATCHMAN AND MRS NG CHAN NGAR-NU!, LABOURER.
MR LEUNG HAS 34 YEARS SERVICE WHILE MR LEE AND MRS NG HAVE SERVED 23 YEARS AND 17 YEARS RESPECTIVELY.
TO MARK THE IR RETIREMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR ROY KILVERT WILL PRESENT RETIREMENT GIFTS TO THEM ON BEHALF OF THEIR COLLEAGUES ON TUESDAY (APRIL 29) IN THE CANTEEN OF THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, OIL STREET, NORTH POINT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION OF RETIREMENT GIFTS TO THREE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IN THE CANTEEN OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, TOP FLOOR, OIL STREET, NORTH POINT AT 4 PM ON TUESDAY (APRIL 29).
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