MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935
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RELIGIOUS RITES AT CREMATORIUM
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THE NEWLY COMPLETED FU SHAN CREMATORIUM WILL BE OPENED ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 23).
TO MARK THE OPENING, A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON (MONDAY) AT THE CREMATORIUM.
TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WERE THE REV FUNG CHI-WOOD OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH OF SHA TIN, THE REV FATHER CARLO TEI OF ST. ALFRED'S CHURCH OF SHA TIN, AND THE REV SHIK CHI-WAI OF PO LIN MONASTERY AT LANTAU.
ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (OPERATIONS) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR ARTHUR JOHNSON.
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INTER IM WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR JUNK BAY
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION AND FOR MAINS LAYING AT EAST KOWLOON TO FACILITATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO JUNK BAY,
THE WORKS COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION AT SHUM WAN SHAN NEAR JORDAN VALLEY AND LAYING OF ABOUT 3 650 METRES OF 600 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER DUCTILE IRON PIPES ALONG SAU MAU PING ROAD ACROSS MA YAU TONG.
THESE WILL FORM THE FIRST PORTION OF THE INTERIM WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR THE INITIAL STAGE OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND TAKE 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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