TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1985
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WATER TREATMENT WORKS HANDED OVER
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THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, TODAY (TUESDAY) OPENED THE INLET VALVE AT YAU KOM TAU TREATMENT WORKS TO SIGNIFY THE TAKING OVER OF THE NEW WATER TREATMENT WORKS FROM THE CONTRACTORS.
THE TREATMENT WORKS, SITUATED TO THE NORTH OF TUEN MUN ROAD, WILL MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER IN TSUEN WAN, TSING LUNG TAU, SHAM TSENG, KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI AND TING KAU DISTRICTS.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE SCHEME TO TREAT AND DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLIES FROM CHINA.
FACILITIES AT YAU KOM TAU INCLUDE THE WATER TREATMENT WORKS. WITH A CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION LITRES PER DAY WITH PROVISION FOR 250 MILLION LITRES PER DAY, A PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR OF 36 400 CUBIC METRE CAPACITY AND A 2.6-KILOMETRE-LONG TRUNK MAIN FROM THE TREATMENT WORKS TO TSUEN WAN.
INITIAL PLANNING OF THE PROJECT STARTED IN 1981 AND POTABLE WATER WAS FIRST TAKEN INTO SUPPLY FROM YAU KOM TAU IN OCTOBER 1985. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT UNDER SEVEN DIFFERENT CONTRACTS.
CONTRACTORS FOR THE MAIN CIVIL WORKS, TREATMENT PLANT, PIPELINE, PUMPING PLANT AND SWITCHGEAR WERE NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., PORTALS WATER TREATMENT (HK) LTD., FRANK CONTRACTORS LTD. AND GILMAN ENGINEERING LTD.
THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE PROJECT WERE BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG).
TRAINING SCHEME LAUNCHING *****
A SIX-WEEK YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHEME WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 7.30 PM, AT THE MANSION STREET YOUTH CENTRE, 55 MODEL LANE, NORTH POINT.
EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FUNCTION.
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