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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1993
THOROUGH EXAMINATION INTO CAUSES OF FLOODINGS
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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE, LOOKING INTO THE WHOLE REASONS FOR YESTERDAY'S FLOODINGS AND TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THEIR RECURRENCES.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING INTERNATIONAL BOWLS CLASSIC 1993, SIR DAVID SAID: WILL NOW BE A THOROUGH EXAMINATION INTO WHY THIS OCCASION.
AT THE HONG KONG "OBVIOUSLY, THERE HAPPENED ON THIS
"BUT,
IT WAS A PARTICULARLY RARE OCCURRENCE. I DON'T THINK IT IS THAT SORT OF OCCASIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR.
"IT WAS A VERY STRONG DELUGE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND ALL THE PUMPS IN ONE PUMPING STATION WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH THOSE ONE-OFF SITUATIONS.'
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IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION ABOUT A LACK OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, SIR DAVID SAID THAT FLOODING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD BECOME A PROBLEM MORE RECENTLY, VERY LARGELY BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SO MUCH ILLEGAL LAND EXCAVATION AND PREPARATION OF SITES GOING ON THERE.
"AND THAT HAS AFFECTED THE WATER TABLE AND AFFECTED THE FLOW OF WATER OF THE AREAS, SIR DAVID SAID.
HAVE AGAIN.
"BUT, CLEARLY, THIS IS BEYOND THOSE NORMAL PROBLEMS AND WE WILL TO LOOK INTO THIS TO SEE WHETHER WE CAN
IT PREVENT
HAPPENING
URGING THE RESIDENTS AFFECTED TO BE PATIENT, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE ARE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO PUT THINGS RIGHT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."
"WE WILL SPARE NO EFFORTS IN GETTING THE SUPPLY BACK TO EVERYBODY, HE ADDED.
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CHRUNG
EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY TO CHEUNG CHAU
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A WATER BARGE CARRYING 300 TONNES OF FRESH WATER ARRIVED AT
CHAU AT 10 AM TODAY (SATURDAY),
RESIDENTS ARE GETTING WATER IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.
/DISTRICT OFFICER