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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
MECHANICAL CONTRACT FOR TRANSFERRING WATER FROM CHINA AWARDED
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) AWARDED A $90 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL FACILITIES FOR THE MUK WU 'C' PUMPING STATION IN TA KWU LING, A KEY INSTALLATION NEAR THE BORDER FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.
WITH AN ULTIMATE INSTALLED PUMPING CAPACITY OF 2.3 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER DAY, THE PUMPING STATION, THE SECOND LARGEST YET FOR HONG KONG, IS PART OF A $2.1 BILLION PROJECT TO EXPAND THE FACILITIES FOR TRANSFERRING WATER FROM CHINA.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, 10 ELECTRIC PUMPSETS, VALVES. STATION PIPEWORKS, SURGE SUPPRESSION VESSELS AND OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT WILL BE SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED AT THE STATION.
UPON ITS COMPLETION BY THE END OF 1994, THE TOTAL PUMPING CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM ΤΟ PROVIDE WATER TO HONG KONG WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING DESIGNED MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 620 MILLION CUBIC METRES TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER YEAR.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, SIGNED THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
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MANAGEMENT SEMINAR FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS
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THIRTY POLICY SECRETARIES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TODAY (MONDAY) ATTENDED A MANAGEMENT SEMINAR HELD AT VICTORIA HOUSE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S RESIDENCE.
OPENED BY THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD. THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
IT ALSO AIMED TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN BE FURTHER STUDIED BY THE EFFICIENCY UNIT DUE TO BE SET UP NEXT MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRANCH SAID.
"IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THERE HAVE SEEN SOME MAJOR CHANGES IN THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT ORGANISES ITS WORK, INCLUDING VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM INITIATIVES AND THE DEVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT FUNCTION TO DEPARTMENTS. SUCH REFORM EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE.
"AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CONSCIOUS THAT MOST OF THESE CHANGES CONCERN STRUCTURES AND METHODS, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLEMENTED BY CORRESPONDING CHANGES IN ITS MANAGEMENT CULTURE," SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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