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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1984
THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED THAT THE FIRST GRANT BE MADE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND ABOUT $5.5 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM INCOME BY APRIL 1, 1985.
THE COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE, WHICH WOULD RECEIVE THE FIRST GRANT, WOULD PROVIDE COMPUTER AWARENESS COURSES FOR TEACHERS WHO WOULD IN TURN CONDUCT COURSES FOR THEIR PUPILS.
IT WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A REFERENCE CENTRE AND PROVIDE LIBRARY AND SOFTWARE FACILITIES FOR ALL TEACHERS OF COMPUTER STUDIES.
IF THE RECURRENT COSTS OF SUCH A CENTRE, AMOUNTING TO $460 000 FROM PUBLIC FUNDS WERE ACCEPTED, THEN THE GRANT WOULD BE MADE NEXT YEAR.
DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REPORT, ABOUT $23 334 000 WAS PLEDGED, OF WHICH NEARLY $22 709 000 HAD BEEN RECEIVED. THE INCOME ACCUMULATED BY MARCH 31, 1984 AMOUNTED TO $2 429 500.
PUMPING EQUIPMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
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A $11.3-MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF PUMPING EQUIPMENT FOR THE JUNK BAY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WAS AWARDED TODAY BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR 6. J. OSBORNE, AND THE DIRECTOR OF ARNHOLD AND COMPANY LIMITED, MR A.M. FLETCHER,
THE TREATMENT WORKS, OCCUPYING ABOUT 16 500 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE IN THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN. THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE CONSULTANT, MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON FAR EAST UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE TREATMENT WORKS HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO SERVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 177 000, PLANNED UNDER THE PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN. PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR FUTURE EXTENSION SHOULD FULL DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN GO AHEAD.
THE PUMPING EQUIPMENT WILL COMPRISE SEVEN CENTRIFUGAL SEWAGE PUMPS IN TWO SEPARATE PUMPING STATIONS INSIDE THE TREATMENT WORKS. COMPLETION IS SCHEDULED FOR LATE 1986.
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