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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989
IMPROVEMENT TO SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN ABERDEEN
BEDS
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONVERT SOME FILTER INSIDE THE ABERDEEN TREATMENT WORKS TO A SALT WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR TO IMPROVE THE SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN THE AREA.
THE SERVICE RESERVOIR WILL HAVE A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 1,200 CUBIC METRES AND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE.
ALSO, THE DEPARTMENT WILL LAY ABOUT 16 METRES OF PUMPING MAINS WITH A DIAMETER OF 450 MILLIMETRES.
SALT WATER
ASSOCIATED MINOR MODIFICATION OF THE BRICK BILL SALT WATER PUMPING STATION WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WATER SUPPLIES
DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE
PROJECT.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON MARCH 17.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHEUNG WAN, QUARRY BAY
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 3), THE NORTHERN KERBSIDE LANE OF WING LOK STREET, SHEUNG WAN, BETWEEN HOUSE NOS. 200 AND 216 WILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY ROUND-THE-CLOCK FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS WHILE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE IN PROGRESS.
NO VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS THERE.
BE ALLOWED TO STOP
MEANWHILE, THE EXISTING 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY PUBLIC LIGHT BUS BAN ON KING'S ROAD EASTBOUND IN QUARRY BAY, FROM A POINT ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH FINNIE STREET TO A POINT ABOUT 35 METRES SOUTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION, WILL BE LIFTED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY.
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