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SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1984
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR DONALD TSANG, THE CHAIRMAN OF RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE OF SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, MR NG CHAN-LAM, THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU HON-KIT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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WATER CONTRACTS WORTH $310M AWARDED IN 1983
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FORTY-SEVEN CONTRACTS VALUED AT NEARLY $310 MILLION WERE AWARDED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR TO IMPROVE HONG KONG'S WATER SUPPLY.
THEY INCLUDED,
A $56.8-MILLION CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
YAU KOM TAU TREATMENT WORKS STAGE 1;
A $17.4-MILLION CONTRACT FOR A SERVICE RESERVOIR
AT TABLE HILL, SHEUNG SHUI;
A $9-MILLION CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A SERVICE
RESERVOIR AT NORTH POINT, AND
A $6-MILLION CONTRACT FOR A PUMPING STATION
AND MAIN LAYING WORK AT SHEUNG SHUT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID SEVEN NEW PROJECTS ESTIMATED TO COST $158 MILLION WERE GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD IN 1983-84.
AMONG THEM WERE STAGE I OF THE JUNK BAY WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, WATER SUPPLY TO SOUTH LANTAO, AND STAGE OF THE PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS AND WATER TRANSFER FACILITIES.
ALTOGETHER EIGHT CONTRACTS TOTALLING $33.64 MILLION WERE AWARDED DURING THE YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE NEW PROJECTS.
A NUMBER OF MAJOR WATERWORKS SCHEMES WERE ALSO COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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