SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1986
WATER SUPPLIES FIRST CENTRALISED WORKSHOP BEING BUILT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD ITS FIRST CENTRALISED WORKSHOP AT LUNG CHEUNG ROAD NEXT TO BEACON HILL RESERVOIR.
THE COMPLEX WILL CONSIST OF A ONE-STOREY MAIN WORKSHOP FOR REPAIRING LARGE COMPONENTS, A SEVEN-STOREY OFFICES AND WORKSHOP BUILDING FOR REPAIRING SMALL COMPONENTS AND A ONE-STOREY WORKSHOP FOR USE BY COPPERSMITHS AND BLACKSMITHS.
DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1989, IT WILL REPLACE THE BULLOCK LANE DEPOT, WHICH IS TO BE REDEVELOPED AS AN OPEN SPACE IN LINE WITH THE WAN CHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
THE CENTRALISED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORKSHOP WILL ACCOMMODATE FACILITIES AT PRESENT PROVIDED AT THE ARGYLE STREET WORKSHOPS, YAU TONG METER SHOP AND THE TEMPORARY ELECTRIC MOTOR WORKSHOP AT LOK ON PAI.
ITS FUNCTION WILL BE TO CARRY OUT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK TO WATER SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR SITE FORMATION AND FOUNDATION PILING WORK WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO FINISH.
STANLEY WATER CUT
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN STANLEY WILL BE TURNED OFF BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 8) FOR REPAIR WORK.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL PREMISES IN WONG MA KOK ROAD AND TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, INCLUDING STANLEY PRISON AND ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
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