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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1983
LAMMA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT NEARLY READY
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RESIDENTS IN YUNG SHUE WAN AND SOK KWU WAN ON LAMMA ISLAND WILL BE PROVIDED WITH MAINS WATER SUPPLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW. MONTHS, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, SAID DURING AN INSPECTION TOUR OF WORKS ON THE ISLAND TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS WOULD BE MADE POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A $41-MILLION PROJECT TO PROVIDE WATER SUPPLY TO LAMMA, HE ADDED.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE LAYING OF TWO 300-MM DIAMETER SUBMARINE MAINS FROM WAH FU AND SANDY BAY TO PAK KOK ON LAMMA, TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 11 KILOMETRES OF SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION MAINS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SERVICE RESERVOIRS.
ACCOMPANIED BY MR T.G. PERERA, CHEIF ENGINEER ( CONSULTANT MANAGEMENT) OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, MR TOMLINSON FIRST WENT TO PAK KOK TO INSPECT THE LANDING POINTS OF THE SUBMARINE MAINS, WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED,
HE THEN PROCEEDED TO YUNG SHUE WAN AND WALKED THROUGH THE MAINLAYING SITES TO INSPECT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 6000-CUBIC- METRE SERVICE RESERVOIR THERE.
MR R. WALKER OF KAMPSAX-KRUGER HK, CONSULTANT ENGINEERS FOR THE LAMMA ISLAND WATERWORKS SCHEME, BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK.
IN THE AFTERNOON, MR TOMLINSON INSPECTED A PUMPING STATION AND A CONSUMER SERVICE DEPOT AT CHEUNG CHAU.
HE MET THE STAFF AND DISCUSSED WITH THEM ABOUT THE IR WORKING CONDITION.
EDUCATION FUND FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CHILDREN *****
A BILL SEEKING TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATION TRUST FUND FOR CHILDREN OF ASSISTANT OFFICERS AND EQUIVALENT GRADES OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
THE FUND, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TRUST, HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBEL WITH A DONATION BY AN ANONYMOUS PERSON, AND WILL CONSIST ALSO OF SUCH ASSETS AS MAY BE ACQUIRED THROUGH THE USE OF MONEYS AND DONATIONS AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN, AND FACILITIES FOR, THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES BELOW OFFICER RANK, INCLUDING COMMON AND GENERAL GRADE STAFF, OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN OF THESE OFFICERS.
HIGHER EDUCATION