MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
CONTRACT FOR CHINA WATER ELECTRIC WORKS SIGNED
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) SIGNED A $29 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL FACILITIES FOR MUK WU 'C' PUMPING STATION IN TA KWU LING 'B' PUMPING STATION IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES.
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MUK WU 'C' PUMPING STATION IS BEING CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE BORDER FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.
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B' PUMPING STATION WILL BE BUILT FOR TRANSFERRING WATER TO TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND.
THE NEW INSTALLATIONS ARE PART OF A $2.1 BILLION PROJECT TO EXPAND THE FACILITIES FOR TRANSFERRING CHINA WATER.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, POWER TRANSFORMERS, HIGH-VOLTAGE MOTOR STARTERS, LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHBOARDS, CONTROL CONSCLES, INSTRUMENTATION EQUIPMENT, STATION AUXILIARIES AND CABLING WILL BE SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED AT THE TWO STATIONS.
WHEN THE WORKS ARE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1994, THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR RECEIVING WATER FROM CHINA WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 620 MILLION CUBIC METRES TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES A YEAR.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SUPPLIES/CHINA WATER, MR KO CHAN-GOCK, ON BEHALF OF THE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF ASEA BROWN BOVERI LTD.
OF WATER GOVERNMENT
REPORT ON MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES RELEASED
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HONG KONG NOW HAS A SLIMMER YET MUCH FITTER INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGHER-VALUE PRODUCTS THAN IT DID IN THE THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR T H BARMA, SAID.
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MR BARMA WAS COMMENTING ON THE LATEST EDITION OF THE "HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES" REPORT PUBLISHED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 2.3 PER CENT LAST YEAR, COMPARED TO A GROWTH RATE OF ONE PER CENT IN 1990.
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THIS WAS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DROPPED FROM 49,087 IN 1990 ΤΟ 1991.
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING ALSO DECREASED FROM 730,217 IN 1990 TO 654,662 IN 1991.
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/MR BARMA