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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1984
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AQUEDUCT SYSTEM OF OVER THREE METRES IN DIAMETER AND COSTING $220 MILLION HAD BEEN AWARDED TO THE CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION-GUANGDONG WATER CONSERVANCY AND HYDRO-POWER ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. (JOINT VENTURE), IN FEBRUARY 1982.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST OF THE NINE CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR THE STAGE ONE OF THE $1.75 BILLION SCHEME TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECEIVING ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.
IN HIS ADDRESS, MR CHAN SAID THE AQUEDUCT, WHICH IS PART OF THE PLANNED 12-YEAR WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, WILL BE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING WATER AT THE RATE OF 910 000 CUBIC METRES A DAY FROM MUK WU PUMPING STATION AT THE BORDER.
+OF THIS QUANTITY IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO DELIVER 270 000 CUBIC METRES A DAY TO A FUTURE TREATMENT WORKS AT AU TAU AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BALANCE OF 640 000 CUBIC METRES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR, HE SAID.
+THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE WATER DELIVERED FROM CHINA AND DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS LINK IN THE OVERALL WATER SUPPLY NETWORK.+
THE CONTRACT ALSO INVOLVES THE LAYING OF 5.5 KILOMETRES OF PIPELINE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR KILOMETRES OF ACCESS ROAD.
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POTTED PLANT CONTEST FOR SCHOOLS
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NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A POTTED PLANT COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION ORGANISED IN SUPPORT OF THE +ME! FA+ PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.
THE COMPETITION IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION AND THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION, AND WILL BE OPEN TO ALL N.T. STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 7.
EACH SECTION COMPRISES NINE GROUPS GROWING DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS.
THERE WILL BE THREE WINNING PRIZES OF BOOK/STATIONERY TOKENS FROM $200 TO $60 FOR EACH GROUP. TEN MERIT PRIZES OF $30 EACH WILL ALSO BE AWARDED.
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