TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993
CONTRACT FOR CHINA WATER PUMPING STATION AWARDED
A $57.8 WORKS OF AU
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING TAU 'B' PUMPING STATION IN YUEN LONG.
SERIES OF
THIS IS ONE IN A SUPPLY PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FOR STAGED EXPANSION RECEIVE AND TRANSFER ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.
CONTRACTS FOR THE CHINA WATER OF FACILITIES ΤΟ
EXPANSION, THE
ON COMPLETION OF THE
AND RECEPTION CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 620 MILLION CUBIC TO 1,100 MILLION CUBIC METRES A YEAR.
מזין'
TRANSFER METRES
COST $2,092 MILLION,
BY JANUARY
STAGE I OF THE PROJECT, EST [MATED COVERS ALL THE MAJOR WORKS REQUIRED FOR COMMISSIONING 1995.
TERRITORY'S CHINA WATER BE WILL RECEIVED WESTERN, CENTRAL AND
THE MUK WU IS THE FOREMOST POINT IN RECEPTION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM WHERE WATER
ROUTES TO THE TRANSFERRED ALONG THREE MAJOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
PIPELINES
AND
VIA
AU
DIAMETER THE WESTERN ROUTE IS MADE UP OF LARGE WATER TUNNELS THAT RUN FROM MUK WU TO TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR TAU.
'B' AU TAU
A PUMPING STATION IS WESTERN ROUTE TO AUGMENT THE TRANSFER OF TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR.
WHEN OPERATING
IN PARALLEL
KEY INSTALLATION ALONG
ADDITIONAL CHINA WATER то
THE
WITH THE
AU EXISTING
REACH 1.2
TAU 'A' MILLJON
PUMPING STATION, THE ULTIMATE COMBINED OUTPUT CAN CUBIC METRES A DAY
A THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELECTRICAL SUR-STATION AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.
PUMPING STATION,
UNDER WORKS
THIS CONTRACT WILL TAKE
ABOUT 17
MONTHS
ΤΟ
COMPLETE.
THE
SIGNED BY CONTRACT WAS
YU-NGONG AND SUPPLIES, MR WU
A REPRESENTATIVE
THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR THE OF
OF WATER TOBISHIMA
CORPORATION.
THE PROJECT CONSULTANT IS PHA/SWK WATER CONSULTANTS.
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