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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1985
+THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE IN THE PROMOTION OF TECHNOLOGIES APPLICATION HAS DEVELOPED FOR THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TWO LOW-COST AFFORDABLE COMPUTER-AIDED SYSTEMS, SHE SAID.
MRS LAI URGED MANUFACTURERS TO WORK OUT LONG-TERM EXPANSION PLANS AND TO VENTURE INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
+THE REASON IS SIMPLE: THE CHALLENGE OF THE 80'S AND BEYOND CAN ONLY BE MET BY THE TIMELY APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES IN VARIOUS FORMS TO AUTOMATE PRODUCTION PROCESS, SYSTEMS AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNED WITH PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, + SHE SAID.
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$65-MILLION AQUEDUCT TO BE BUILT
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A $65-MILLION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TODAY (MONDAY) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT TO LINK TAI PO TAU AND NGAU TAM MEI.
WORK INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIX-KILOMETRE-LONG TUNNEL OF 2.5-METRE DIAMETER AND A ONE-KILOMETRE BURIED STEEL PIPELINE OF TWO-METRE DIAMETER.
THE CONTRACT, FORMING PART OF THE WORKS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUTURE INCREASE OF WATER FROM CHINA, WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF KUMAGA GUMI (HONG KONG) LIMITED.
AT NGAU TAM MEI THE AQUEDUCT JOINS UP WITH THE WESTERN AQUEDUCT NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT.
THE AQUEDUCT WILL BE DRIVEN FROM THREE PLACES, ONE FROM A PORTAL AT LAM TSUEN AND THE OTHER TWO FROM A 25-METRE DEEP SHAFT NEAR FAN KAM ROAD.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT INCLUDES IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING ACCESS ROAD, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE, AND LANDSCAPING WORKS. IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 33 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID THAT DURING THE TWO MONTHS OF CHINESE WATER SHUTDOWN EACH YEAR PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR WATER WILL BE PUMPED TO AU TAU VIA TAI PO TAU PUMPING STATION, THE NEW AQUEDUCT AND PART OF THE WESTERN AQUEDUCT.
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AT AU TAU, A LARGE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE BUILT FOR SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER TO NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES.
THE NEW AQUEDUCT CAN ALSO BE USED AS PART OF THE LINK IN THE SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING CHINESE WATER TO PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR VIA THE MUK WO PUMPING STATION.
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