THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1980
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TAI PO TAU TREATMENT WORKS CAPACITY TO BE DOUBLED
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF TAI PO TAU TREATMENT WORKS TO 110 000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY IN TWO YEARS TIME.
MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE DEPARTMENT, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID THE EXTENSION OF TAI PO TAU TREATMENT WORK WAS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TO FURTHER IMPROVE FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE NEW TOWNS IN TAI PO AND SHEK WO HUI.
+UNDER THE PROGRAMME, AN ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WORKS, TWO NEW PUMPING STATIONS AND A NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
MR LEE THIS MORNING SIGNED A $11 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE EXTENSION PROJECT WITH HARBOUR ENGINEERING CO LTD.
WORK ON THE PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING TWO CLARIFIERS, THREE FILTERS, AN EXTENSION OF THE CHEMICAL HOUSE AND INSTALLING FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES.
WORK WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
HIGHWAYS ENGINEER RETIRING
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MR YAM CHUNG-FU, AN ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, IS RETIRING AFTER 28 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
MR YAM JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN JANUARY 1953 AS AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER. HE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN 1956 AND TO ENGINEER IN 1973.
AT A CEREMONY TODAY (THURSDAY), MR HAROLD BEATON, ACTING PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, PRESENTED MR YAM WITH A RETIREMENT GIFT ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
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