TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1988
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WATER TREATMENT WORKS AT AU TAU, YUEN LONG
ΤΟ
A SCHEME NEW TERRITORIES AND TUEN MUN AND
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO IMPLEMENT INCREASE ITS WATER TREATMENT CAPACITY IN THE WESTERN TO COPE WITH THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TIN SHUI WAI.
THE SCHEME COMPRISES THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TREATMENT WORKS, A PRIMARY SERVICE RESERVOIR AND ASSOCIATED MAINS LAYING WORK AT AU TAU, YUEN LONG.
A CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE $63.8 MILLION PROJECT WAS HELD YESTERDAY (MONDAY) AT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS. THE DIRECTOR
WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L.
AND WONG,
A DIRECTOR OF THE CONTRACTOR, PORTALS WATER TREATMENT (HK) LTD, SIGNED THE CONTRACT.
OF
TREATMENT FACILITIES ΤΟ BE INSTALLED UNDER THIS CONTRACT CHEMICAL HANDLING AND INCLUDE SIX CLARIFIERS, RIGHT FILTERS AND ALL DOSING EQUIPMENT.
AU TAU WATER
TREATMENT WORKS
19 TO BE AN
THE PROJECT DEVELOPED IN STAOES. WITH THE COMPLETION OF STAGE I, IT WILL HAVE OUTPUT OF 110,000 CUBIC METRES OF WATER A DAY, WITH A FUTURE CAPACITY OF 330,000 CUBIC METRES A DAY.
ULTIMATE
THE STAGE I WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY
1990.
TWO OTHER CONTRACTS, ONE FOR
THE
AND SERVICE RESERVOIR
THE OTHER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE AWARDED THREE MONTHS' TIME.
CONSTRUCTION OF A PRIMARY OF CIVIL IN TWO TO
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LO WU MARSHALLING YARD
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD'S
GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO WILL MEET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO DISCUSS A
THE CONSTRUCT A MARSHALLING YARD AT LO WU TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENCY OF KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION IN HANDLING FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
THE PURPOSE OF A MARSHALLING YARD IS TO ACCEPT INCOMING TRAINS, BREAK THEM INTO SECTIONS ACCORDING TO TYPE AND DESTINATION, AND THEN REASSEMBLE THEM INTO TRAINS OF A COMMON TYPE AND DESTINATION.
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