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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985
MEANWHILE, THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OBSERVED THE REMEMBRANCE DAY WITH A SERVICE IN THE MAIN HALL OF THE OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY.
THE SERVICE WAS ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CONGREGATION, LED BY THE CAPE COLLINSON BAND, MARCHED TO STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY AND JOINED IN A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY.
WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTRACT IN THE WORKS
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THE GOVERNMENT AND GATX-FULLER AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD. HAS SIGNED A $52 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT THE PAK KONG WATER TREATMENT WORKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED NEAR SAI KUNG TOWN,
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED RECENTLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR T. H. TOMLINSON, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GATX- FULLER AUSTRALASIA, MR J.T. PILKINGTON.
THE PLANT IS PART OF A MAJOR SCHEME TO SUPPLY FRESH WATER TO THE PROPOSED JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, SAI KUNG TOWNSHIP AND TO SUPPLEMENT SUPPLIES FROM THE SHA TIN TREATMENT WORKS TO THE EASTERN PARTS OF NEW KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE SCHEME COMPRISES A TREATMENT WORKS AND PUMPING STATION AT PAK KONG, A LARGE DIAMETER PUMPING AQUEDUCT WITH COMBINED TUNNEL AND PIPELINE SECTIONS DELIVERING TREATED WATER TO A 90 000 CUBIC METRE CAPACITY PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR AT JUNK BAY AND GRAVITY MAINS FROM THE RESERVOIR TO CONNECT WITH THE EXISTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN KWUN TONG AND PROVIDE A CROSS- HARBOUR LINK TO HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE CAPACITY OF THE PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE 273 MEGAL ITRES PER DAY. WORKS WILL INCLUDE SIX FLAT-BOTTOMED, RECTANGULAR, SLUDGE BLANKET CLAR IF IERS EACH 54 METRES BY 12 METRES AND ÉIGHT, DUAL-MEDIA, RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS, TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED CHEMICAL HANDLING FACILITIES, DOSING EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLS.
IT WILL BE THE SECOND LARGEST OF THE 17 TREATMENT WORKS OPERATED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY AND TREATMENT PLANT INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS TIME.
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