TUESDAY, JULY 30, 198)
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NEW SEWERS FOR SAL KUNG *****
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $16.5 MILLION CONTRACT TO BUILD SEWERS AS PART OF THE SAI KUNG DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 800 METRES OF SEWERS, WITH A MAXIMUM 750 MM DIAMETER, FROM SHA KOK MEI, PAK KONG AND SAÍ KUNG TOWN TO THE PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTAT TUI MIN HOT.
THE CONTRACT ALSO CALLS FOR THE BUILDING OF THREE PUMPING STATIONS AND RISING MAINS AND A SUBMARINE SEWER WHICH WILL CROSS SAI KUNG HỘI.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND BE COMPLETED IN 16 MONTHS.
IMPROVING WATER SUPPLIES
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL LAY ABOUT 5 000 METRES OF FRESH WATER MAINS ALONG SHA TAU KOK ROAD BETWEEN HUNG LENG IN SHEUNG SHUI AND SHA TAU KOK.
THE MAINS, WITH DIAMETERS RANGING FROM 150 MM TO 600 MM, ARE TO BE LAID IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE'S IMPROVEMENT WORK TO SHA TAU KOK ROAD.
THEY ARE PART OF THE PROJECT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES IN SHEUNG SHUI AND SHA TAU KOK.
TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR THE WORK, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS.
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 60.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 353.073 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 470.352 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 80.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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