SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1984
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MORE TREATED WATER PLANNED FOR LANTAU
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GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF TREATED WATER TO LANTAU WILL TAKE A MAJOR STEP FORWARD WHEN A TREATMENT PLANT IS BUILT AT CHEUNG SHA.
THE PLANT WILL BE READY EARLY IN 1986 AND HAVE A CAPACITY OF 6 000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY.
WATER WILL BE DRAWN FROM SHEK PIK RESERVOIR AND AFTER BEING TREATED, WILL BE PIPED TO VILLAGES BETWEEN SHUI HAU IN THE WEST AND PUI O IN THE EAST.
THE FIRST MOVE IN BUILDING THE TREATMENT PLANT HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH THE AWARD OF A $3.16 MILLION CONTRACT TO PORTALS WATER TREATMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED FOR SUPPLYING AND INSTALLING TREATMENT EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING FIVE PRESSURE FILTERS AND CHEMICAL DOSING APPLIANCES,
THE COMPANY IS NOW WORKING ON PROVIDING DRAWINGS OF THE EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL BE READY IN A MONTH.
WHEN IT RECEIVES THESE, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL THEN BE ABLE TO START DESIGNING THE TREATMENT PLANT WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON A HILLSIDE ABOVE CHEUNG SHA.
THE TREATMENT EQUIPMENT WILL BE DELIVERED AND INSTALLED
IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
TENDERS FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PILING AND BUILDING THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, WILL BE INVITED IN SIX MONTHS.
NEW COUNTRY TRAIL OPENED
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WALKING ALONG THE TAI PO COUNTRY TRAIL WAS A DELIGHTFUL MEANS OF EXPLORING THE DISTRICT'S COUNTRYSIDE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.
THE WALKERS COULD DISCOVER THE SCENIC VIEWS OVER TOLO HARBOUR AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBOURING TAI PO KAU NATURE RESERVE.
MR MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE COUNTRY TRAIL AND VIEWSCAPE.
HE SAID THAT THE SERIES OF TRAILS THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE PROVIDED A FITTING COMPLEMENT TO THE MORE FORMAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PLANNED FOR TAI PO WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A SWIMMING POOL, A SPORTS COMPLEX, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, A FOOTBALL PITCH AND AN ATHLETIC STADIUM, ALL TO BE PROVIDED BY 1988.
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