THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1991
WATER SUPPLY WORKS FOR NEW AIRPORT AND NORTH LANTAU
*
PERMANENT AND ASSOCIATED
WORKS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN NORTH LANTAU TO PROVIDE WATER SUPPLY TO THE
NEW
AIRPORT
DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH LANTAU.
OF WATER CONSULTANCY
FOR
AT
CHEK LAP
WITH
KOK
OF
MR SUPPLIES,
WONG KWOK-LAI, TODAY AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIVES INVESTIGATION, DESIGN AND CONTRACT OF WORKS FOR A PERMANENT WATER
DIRECTOR THE {THURSDAY) SIGNED A PHH/SWK WATER CONSULTANTS SUPERVISION FOR THE MAJOR PORTION SUPPLY SCHEME TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN NORTH LANTAU.
AFTER SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, MR WONG SAID:
IN NORTH LANTAU. "AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO MAINS WATER SUPPLY
PERMANENT WATER AS A MUCH LONGER LEAD TIME IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
IMPLEMENTED TO MEET THE SUPPLY SYSTEM, A TEMPORARY SYSTEM IS BEING
NEW AIRPORT WATER REQUIREMENT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS."
SCHEDULED
FOR COMMISSIONING IN THE TEMPORARY SYSTEM IS SECOND HALF OF NEXT YEAR AT A COST OF $60 MILLION.
THE
OF THE PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH AN ULTIMATE CAPACITY
STAGES WITH THE 300,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN
$1,700 FIRST STAGE TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED BY 1996 AT A COST OF MILLION.
"THE
FIRST STAGE COMPRISES NEW STATIONS, A SERVICE RESERVOIR, A TUNNEL AND CAPACITY OF 150,000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY.
TREATMENT WORKS, PUMPING PIPELINES TO PROVIDE A
"THE REMAINING STAGE, VALUED AT $1,500 MILLION,
HE SAID. TO SOME TIME IN THE 2000'S,
ין
MR WONG SAID THE PRESENT CONSULTANCY
TO WORK
PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE STAGE I
AT AIRPORT
CHEK LAP SYSTEM
FOR THE
NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH LANTAU.
THE WORKS INCLUDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT
IS PROGRAMMED
AGREEMENT IS THE MAJOR SUPPLY WATER PERMANENT
AND ASSOCIATED KOK
ARE
ESTIMATED
ΤΟ
COST ΤΟ
ABOUT $900 MILLION AND SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN MID 1996, PRIOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW AIRPORT.
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