SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1981
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KEEN COMPETITION AT PWD SPORTS MEET
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MORE THAN 400 PWD STAFF TOOK PART IN THE DEPARTMENT'S 13TH ANNUAL SPORTS DAY AT THE WONG CHUK HANG SPORTS GROUND TODAY.
KEEN COMPETITION WITH CLOSE FINISHES IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ENTHUSIASTIC ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SPECTATORS HELPED MAKE THE DAY A SUCCESS.
SPEAKING EARLIER AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR DAVID MCDONALD SAID: +WITH ALL THE PLEASURES AND STRENGTH OF MODERN LIVING, IT IS VITAL THAT AS MANY OUTLETS AS POSSIBLE ARE PROVIDED FOR THE NATURAL EXUBERANCE AND ENERGY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE SPORTS DAY PROVIDES ONE SUCH OUTLET AS FAR AS STAFF OF THE PWD ARE CONCERNED.
+AS A DEPARTMENT WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADDING TO AN IMPROVING HONG KONG'S STOCK OF BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC WORKS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ONLY NEW BUILDINGS AND ROADS THAT MAKE UP AN EXCITING FUTURE, THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY SOCIETY IS A CONTENTED BUT COMPETITIVE PEOPLE.+
AT THE END OF THE DAY, PRIZES WERE PRESENTED TO WINNERS BY MR MCDONALD AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
TENDERS INVITED FOR WATER MAINS WORK
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF A SYSTEM OF WATER MAINS IN WONG CHUK HANG AND SHOUSON HILL.
THE WATER MAINS FORM PART OF A WATER SUPPLY SCHEME TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND IN THE AREA.
THE WORK INVOLVES THE LAYING OF ABOUT EIGHT KILOMETRES OF MILD STEEL AND ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES, RANGING FROM 150 MM TO 600 MM IN DIAMETER. IT WILL COMMENCE IN MARCH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.