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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1993
GOVT WORKING FLAT OUT TO RESTORE WATER SUPPLY
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING ASSURED ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY TODAY'S FLOODINGS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD DO EVERYTHING IT COULD AND AS RAPIDLY AS IT COULD TO RESTORE FULL WATER SUPPLY TO THEM AND TO THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR LONDON, THE GOVERNOR SAID:
"I'VE HAD REPORTS THROUGH THE DAY DIRECTLY FROM THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS. WE WILL BE WORKING FLAT OUT 24 HOURS AROUND-THE-CLOCK AS FAST AS
WE CAN TO RESTORE FULL WATER SUPPLIES WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN LOST.
"I HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED WILL BEAR WITH US WHILE WE ARE DOING THAT."
MR PATTEN NOTED THAT THE FLOODING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD CAUSED SUSPENSION OF WATER SUPPLY IN TUEN MUN AND THE LANDSLIDES ON LANTAU HAD CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE THE DELIVERY OF WATER TO CHEUNG CHAU.
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MAIN CONCERN IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THEIR WATER SUPPLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS," THE GOVERNOR SAID.
"WE'LL. OF COURSE, BE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES, FOR EXAMPLE, PROVISION OF WATER THROUGH TANKERS BUT IT RAISES FOR ALL OF US BIGGER AND LONGER TERM QUESTIONS WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST IN RELATION TO FLOODING AND THE PROBLEMS IT CAUSES.
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**WE MUST OBVIOUSLY DEAL WITH THOSE AS FAST AS WR CAN.
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STATEMENT ON TURN MUN WATER INTERRUPTION
A GOVERNMENT COMMENTING ON THE WATER INTERRUPTION IN TUEN MUN,
SAID LOCAL RESIDENTS SPOKESMAN
CAN DRAW EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY FROM ANY OF THE 64 WATER TANKERS ARRIVING THERE ABOUT 6.30 PM TODAY.
то 27 MAJOR LOCATIONS THE TANKERS, ARE TO DELIVER WATER THE DISTRICT UNTIL NORMAL PIPE WATER SUPPLY IS RESUMED.
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OPERATION HAD GOOD ORDER
THE A WATER SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID BEEN GOING ON SMOOTHLY. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN QUEUING UP IN AND IN A CO-OPERATIVE MANNER.
SPECIAL TASK FORCE
ON THE REPAIRS WORK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID A HAD BEEN SET UP TO REACTIVATE THE PUMPS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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