FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1993
TENDERS INVITED FOR SERVICE RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ARE INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SALT WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR IN PUN CHUN YUEN, ΤΑΙ
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THE WORKS, WHICH FORM PART OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR TAI PO WATER SUPPLY, ALSO INCLUDE THE LAYING OF ASSOCIATED WATERMAINS AND DRAINAGE PIPES.
THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
UPON COMPLETION, THE SALT WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WITH A CAPACITY OF 3,200 CUBIC METRES WILL SERVE KWONG FUK ESTATE, ΤΑΙ PO TOWN CENTRE AND TAI WO ESTATE.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, 44TH FLOOR, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER 8.
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THREE PROJECTS AFFECTING SEABED PROPOSED
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED PERMITTING THREE PROJECTS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE FORESHORE AND SEABED AREAS AT TSING LUNG TAU, SULPHUR CHANNEL AND PAK SHA 0.
ONE OF THEM INVOLVES THE DREDGING OF ABOUT 1,670 SQUARE METRES OF SEABED AT TSING LUNG TAU, TSUEN WAN FOR LAYING EFFLUENT DISCHARGE AND SEAWATER INTAKE PIPES.
ANOTHER DREDGING PROJECT IS TO GET MARINE SAND FROM ABOUT 195 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED TO THE WEST OF SULPHUR CHANNEL FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECLAMATION USES.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO PROPOSED SETTING UP AN ARTIFICIAL MARINE HABITAT WITH BLOCKS MADE OF COAL ASH AND CEMENT WITHIN ABOUT 400 SQUARE METRES OF SEABED AT PAK SHA 0, SAI KUNG FOR STUDYING ITS ENHANCEMENT EFFECT ON FISHERIES RESOURCES, THE COLONISATION PROCESS
AND THE LEACHING OF TRACE METALS.
THE WORKS OF THE THREE PROJECTS WILL ALL BE STARTED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN MID-1994, MID-1997 AND BY THE END OF 1996 RESPECTIVELY,
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