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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987
NEW WATER TREATMENT WORKS AND ACCESS ROAD
TREATMENT
WORKS
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW WATER
LONG, TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING AND SERVICE RESERVOIR AT AU TAU, YUEN WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN DISTRICTS.
SPOKESMAN TODAY
SAID COMMITTED
(SATURDAY) A WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT PRESENT FACILITIES SERVING THE TWO DISTRICTS WOULD BE FULLY BY 1989.
THREE-METRE WIDE
INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTION OF A ACCESS ROAD LINKING THE TREATMENT WORKS WITH THE SERVICE RESERVOIR.
OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDE RETAINING PASSING BAYS.
WALLS. DRAINAGE AND
BE WILL MATERIAL CUBIC METRES OF EXCAVATED ABOUT 450.000
PLUS AN AREA FOR ITS FUTURE REMOVED TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVOIR EXTENSION.
BE 30,000 CUBIC FROM THE RESERVOIR EACH 1.4 METRES
WILL RESERVOIR THE INITIAL CAPACITY OF THE METRES AND POTABLE WATER WILL BE CONVEYED TO AND THROUGH THE RESERVOIR'S INLET AND OUTLET PIPELINES, IN DIAMETER.
780 THE ACCESS ROAD, WHICH WILL BE THREE METRES WIDE AND ABOUT
MAINTENANCE OF METRES LONG, WILL BE USED TO FACILITATE OPERATION AND THE SERVICE RESERVOIR.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-1988 AND TAKES 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORK SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY TRANSPORT BEFORE NOVEMBER 10.
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