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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1992
MRS PATTEN VISITS REFUGE FOR BATTERED WOMEN
MRS PATTEN TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED HARMONY HOUSE, THE ONLY INDEPENDENT REFUGE FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN HONG KONG.
DURING THE VISIT SHE MET COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF AS WELL
AS WOMEN RESIDENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS BRIEFED MRS PATTEN ON THEIR CONCERNS OVER FINANCIAL SUPPORT, SERVICES FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THE IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S HOUSING POLICES.
SHE ALSO MET THE REPRESENTATIVES OF KWAN FOOK WOMEN'S CONCERN GROUP, AN ABUSED WOMEN'S CONCERN GROUP.
HARMONY HOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 TO PROVIDE A SAFE FOR WOMEN SUBJECT TO ABUSE FROM THEIR HUSBANDS OR PARTNERS. FUNDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY CHEST.
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AFTER HER VISIT, MRS PATTEN SAID SHE WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT FAMILY VIOLENCE WAS A GROWING PROBLEM IN HONG KONG.
CONGRATULATING THE HARMONY HOUSE TEAM ON THEIR WORK, SHE SAID THEY AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WAJ ON CENTRE WERE PROVIDING A VITAL SERVICE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN DISTRESS.
NEW PUMPING STATION FOR TRANSFERRING CHINA WATER
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS OF AU TAU 'B' PUMPING STATION YUEN LONG.
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THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF CONTRACTS FOR THE CHINA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FOR STAGED EXPANSION OF FACILITIES TO RECEIVE AND TRANSFER ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.
ON COMPLETION OF THE EXPANSION, THE RECEPTION AND TRANSFER CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 620 MILLION CUBIC METRES A YEAR TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
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STAGE I OF THE PROJECT, ESTIMATED TO COST $2,092 MILLION, COVERS ALL THE MAJOR WORKS REQUIRED FOR COMMISSIONING BY JANUARY 1995,
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MUK WU IS THE FOREMOST POINT IN THE TERRITORY'S CHINA WATER RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM WHERE WATER RECEIVED WELL BE TRANSFERRED ALONG THREE MAJOR ROUTES TO THE WESTERN, CENTRAL EASTERN PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
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