THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1993
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THE AWARD OF THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY SOUTH SECTION CONTRACT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CONTRACTS AWARDED ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) TO 24, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF ABOUT $27 BILLION.
PROVISIONAL
TOGETHER WITH THE FOUR CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY VALUED ABOUT $9.7 BILLION, THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED ON THE ACP IS ABOUT $36.7 BILLION.
ALL THE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN BUDGET AND ARE FOR COMPLETION ON TIME.
SCHEDULED
DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSURED
QUALITY
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID THE OF THE TREATED WATER SUPPLY IN THE TERRITORY CONFORMED GUIDELINES FOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
THE REMARK WAS MADE IN RESPONSE ΤΟ SOME LOCAL NEWSPAPERS QUOTING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER REV FUNG CHI-WOOD AS SAYING THAT HE WAS STILL IN DOUBT OF THE TAP WATER QUALITY IN TAI PO AFTER MEETING THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY).
"ALL WATER TREATMENT WORKS IN HONG KONG ARE OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE WATER SUPPLIED TO TAI PO AREAS IS TREATED BY THE ΤΑΙ PO WATER TREATMENT WORKS WHICH HANDLES OVER 100,000 CUBIC METRES OF
TAU WATER A DAY TO MEET THE DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC DEMANDS AREAS, HE SAID.
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"THE TAI PO TAU TREATMENT WORKS IS OPERATED NO DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHER WORKS IN THE TERRITORY.
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THE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUPPLY, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS SYSTEMATICALLY MONITORED BY CHEMICAL, BACTERIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF WATER SAMPLES TAKEN
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INTAKES, STORAGE RESERVOIRS, TREATMENT WORKS, SERVICE RESERVOIRS, TRUNK MAINS AND THE CONSUMERS + TAPS," HE STRESSED.
ON THE COMPLAINTS ON WATER QUALITY IN TAI РО DISTRICT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "WE RECEIVED 22 COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNSATISFACTORY QUALITY OF TAP WATER IN THE DISTRICT LAST MONTH.
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IS FOUND THAT THE UNSATISFACTORY WATER QUALITY IS MAINLY DUE TO THE RUST IN THE PIPES IN THE BUILDINGS CONCERNED.
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HE ASSURED THE PUBLIC NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY.
**IF THEY ARE IN DOUBT OF THE TAP WATER QUALITY, THEY SHOULD CONTACT US. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL COMPLAINTS CENTRE ARE 396 0210 FOR KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AND 811 0788 FOR HONG KONG AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, HE SAID.
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