SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1981
EXTENSIVE SCHEME FOR WATER FROM CHINA
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO SPEND MORE THAN $1 300 MILLION IN ITS MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEME EVER TO CATER FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES,
MR WILLIAM TUCKER, SAID THE PROJECT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THREE STAGES DURING THE NEXT 12 YEARS.
IT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN PUMPING STATIONS, 32 KILOMETRES OF TUNNEL AND THE LAYING OF 31 KILOMETRES OF PIPELINE.
MR TUCKER SAID DESIGN WORK FOR THE NEW INSTALLATIONS REQUIRED IN THE FIRST STAGE WERE WELL IN HAND.
THE NEW WORKS INCLUDE:
* THE LAYING OF PIPELINES BETWEEN THE NEW MUK WU
PUMPING STATION AND SHEUNG SHUT-
* THE LAYING OF TWO LARGE PIPELINES ACROSS THE
SHENZHEN RIVER TO JOIN UP WITH THE DELIVERY SYSTEM FROM CHINA AT THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE RIVER-
* THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR NEW PUMPING STATIONS AT
MUK WU ON THE SOUTHERN BANK OF THE SHENZHEN RIVER, BELOW LOWER SHING MUN DAM, AT FAN KAM ROAD AND AT AU TAU=
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THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING PUMPING FACILITIES AT TAI PO TAU AND HIGH ISLAND-
* THE UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING AQUEDUCT SYSTEM
BETWEEN TAI PO TAU AND SHA TIN-
* THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TUNNEL FROM PAT HEUNG TO
YAU KAM TAU AND
* THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT BETWEEN MUK WU
AND TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR.
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HE SAID THE FIRST CONTRACT, FORMING PART OF THE FUTURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WAS AWARDED RECENTLY. IT WAS FOR THE LAYING OF ABOUT 1.8 KILOMETRES OF MILD STEEL PIPELINE FROM FU TEI AU TO SHEUNG SHUI.
TENDERS ARE ALSO BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUMPING STATION BELOW LOWER SHING MUN DAM.
THIS NEW PUMPING STATION, WITH A DAILY OUTPUT OF 182 000 CUBIC METRES WILL, ON COMPLETION, AUGMENT THE OUTPUT OF THE EXISTING LOWER SHING MUN PUMPING STATION IN SUPPLYING RAW WATER TO TSUEN WAN AND SHEK LE PUI TREATMENT WORKS.
/MR TUCKER