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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1984
MR KEEP JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER IN 1960, AFTER COMMISSIONED SERVICE IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
HE MOVED FROM ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTO PLANNING, AND DEVELOPED MANY ITEMS IN THE HONG KONG AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THE PASSENGER AND CARGO TERMINAL BUILDINGS.
MR KEEP SERVED AS DIRECTOR FROM 1979.
HE WAS MADE A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY AND A MEMBER OF THE AOCI BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 1981, AND WAS AWARDED THE O.B.E. LAST YEAR.
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ELLIOT PUMPING STATION TO BE REBUILT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELLIOT FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER PUMPING STATION AT POK FU LAM ROAD.
THE NEW STATION WILL BE BUILT AT THE BACK OF THE EXISTING PUMPING STATION, SITUATED OPPOSITE CHIU SHEUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH HAS TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR WIDENING POK FU LÁM ROAD AND RE-DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
IT WILL BE A TWO-STOREY, REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING
WITH A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 420 SQUARE METRES.
THE GROUND FLOOR WILL ACCOMMODATE FOUR ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN FRESH WATER PUMPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 26 600 CUBIC METRES PER DAY AND THE FIRST FLOOR WILL ACCOMMODATE TWO SALT WATER PUMPS.
AT PRESENT THE STATION PUMPS FRESH WATER FROM ONE LOCATION AND SALT WATER FROM ANOTHER.
THE PRESENT ELLIOT PUMPING STATION WHICH STARTED OPERATION IN 1904 USED TO BE CALLED POK FU LAM ROAD PUMPING STATION, BUT CHANGED ITS NAME TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH THE PUMPING STATION AT POK FU LAM RESERVOIR.
WORK ON THE NEW PUMPING STATION IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN MARCH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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