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THE DUKE TOURED THE TURBINE FLOOR WHERE MR STONES DESCRIBED THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND THE WORK IN PROGRESS, AND PRINCE PHILIP PAUSED TO CHAT TO ENGINEERS OF THE WORK TEAM.
PRINCE PHILIP SIGNED THE VISITORS' BOOK AND TOURED AN EXHIBITION BEFORE FORMALLY DECLARING THE STATION OPEN.
HE LEFT BY HELICOPTER FOR THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN,
CASTLE PEAK +B+ IS THE BIGGEST OF THE TWO STATIONS ON THE SITE. BUILT BY A JOINT COMPANY MADE UP OF EXXON AND CHINA LIGHT AND POWER, THE $14-BILLION STATION WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE FOUR 677 MEGAWATT GENERATORS. TWO OF THESE ARE ALREADY IN OPERATION. THE THIRD IS ABOUT TO BE COMMISSIONED AND THE FOURTH SHOULD BE IN OPERATION BY 1990.
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BRITAIN IS PLAYING A LARGE PART IN BUILDING THE STATION. BOILERS ARE BEING SUPPLIED BY BABCOCK POWER LTD AND THE GENERATORS BY GEC TURBINE GENERATOR CO LTD.
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