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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1987
TAKING NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE, THE PARK WILL BE LOCATED ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM TAI PO TOWN SQUARE, WHICH IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN OCTOBER.
THE FIVE OPEN SPACES, TOTALLING ABOUT 29,000 SQUARE METRES IN AREA, WILL BE BUILT AT WAN TAU KOK LANE, WAN TAU STREET, WEST OF NAM WAN ROAD, NEAR PO HEUNG BRIDGE AND NEXT TO WONG SIU CHING CLINIC.
THE OPEN SPACE AT WAN TAU KOK LANE WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH THREE TENNIS COURTS, A FIVE-A-SIDE SOCCER PITCH, PUBLIC TOILETS, CHANGING ROOMS AND GARDEN AREAS, WHILE THE OTHERS WILL HAVE GARDENS AND PLAY AND SITTING-OUT AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, A JOGGING TRACK WILL BE BUILT THE OPEN SPACE WEST OF NAM WAN ROAD.
ALL WORK ON THE OPEN SPACES, INCLUDING LANDSCAPING BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 15 MONTHS.
IN
WORK, WILL
BOTH THE PARK AND THE DISTRICT OPEN SPACES WOULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT.
PUMPING STATION TO BE EXTENDED
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THE FRESH WATER PUMPING STATION AT STANLEY MOUND IS ΤΟ BE EXTENDED TO IMPROVE SUPPLY IN THE VICINITY.
BESIDES BUILDING THE EXTENSION NEXT TO THE EXISTING PUMPING STATION AT STANLEY GAP ROAD THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES ASSOCIATED MAINS LAYING WORK.
THE NEW STATION EXTENSION WILL BE SEPARATE BUILDING то BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE COMPOUND OF THE EXISTING STATION.
IT WILL BE A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING WITH AN AREA METRES BY SIX METRES WITH THREE PUMP BAYS.
OF ABOUT 22
INITIALLY, TWO PUMPS EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF 6,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY WILL BE INSTALLED. THE THIRD PUMP BAY IS INTENDED FOR ACCOMMODATING AN ADDITIONAL PUMPSET OF THE SAME CAPACITY TO MEET
FUTURE DEMAND.
THE NEW PUMPING STATION IS REQUIRED то COPE WITH INCREASED DEMAND GENERATED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TAI TAM, STANLEY AND REPULSE BAY AREAS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS BY NOON ON AUGUST 14.
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