SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1981
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MR TUCKER SAID THAT MORE TENDERS FOR WORKS ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE INVITED DURING THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
WORK ON STAGE ONE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN VARIOUS PHASES BETWEEN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND MID-1984 TO RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE THE INCREASED QUANTITIES OF SUPPLY UP TO 1986.
HE SAID: +WORK ON STAGE TWO WILL START IN 1984 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1988 TO MEET THE DEMAND BETWEEN 1987 AND 1990 WHILE WORK ON THE THIRD STAGE WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 1988 AND 1992 TO MEET THE DEMAND BETWEEN 1991 AND 1994.+
MR TUCKER ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRST STAGE WOULD COST ABOUT $800 MILLION, THE SECOND $350 MILLION AND THE THIRD $150 MILLION.
WORK ON STAGE TWO WILL INVOLVE 1
* THE LAYING OF PIPELINES BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI
AND TAU PASS=
* THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PUMPING PLANTS AT
THE NEW MUK WU PUMPING STATION, AU TAU PUMPING STATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PUMPING STATIONS AT HARBOUR ISLAND AND TAI MEI TUK, PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR-
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT BETWEEN PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR AND PAK KONG, SAJ KUNG, INCLUDING THE LAYING OF A SUBMARINE PIPELINE ACROSS TOLO CHANNEL AND
THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT FROM TAI PO TAU TO NGAU TAM MEI.
WORK ON STAGE THREE IS ENVISAGED TO COMPRISE:
* THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PUMPING PLANTS AT
THE NEW MUK WU, AU TAU, TAI MEI TUK AND HARBOUR ISLAND PUMPING STATIONS AND
* THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT, INCLUDING THE LAYING OF A SUBMARINE PIPELINE BETWEEN TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR AND NORTH LANTAU SHOULD LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LATTER BE PROCEEDED WITH.
MR TUCKER POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT THE EXTENT OF WORK REQUIRED BEYOND STAGE ONE WOULD BE REVIEWED BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT.
IN VIEW OF THE EXTENT OF THE NEW WORKS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID, PRIVATELY-OWNED LAND AS WELL AS LOCAL INHABITANTS AND THEIR FARMING ACTIVITIES WOULD INEVITABLY BE AFFECTED OR DISTURBED.
HE ADDED THAT DURING THE PLANNING STAGE CONSIDERATION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO WAYS OF MINIMISING UNDESIRABLE DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS.
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