MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1993
TRIBUTE TO ALL CONCERNED OVER WATER SUSPENSION
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DEPUTY ΤΟ THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, THIS (MONDAY } AFTERNOON PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE IN TUEN MUN AND ON CHEUNG CHAU AFFECTED BY THE SUSPENSION OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND ALL THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED FOR CONDUCTING THEIR OPERATIONS SO SMOOTHLY.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING TUEN MUN AND CHEUNG CHAU ΤΟ SEE THE PROGRESS OF THE REPAIR WORK THERE, SIR DAVID SAID: "I AM REALLY PLEASED THAT TOMORROW THERE WILL BE WATER SUPPLY RETURNED ΤΟ TUEN MUN AND HOPEFULLY THIS PROBLEM WILL THEN BE DEALT WITH.'
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"CLEARLY WE'VE GOT TO LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED,' SIR DAVID SAID.
"WE'VE STILL GOT TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE ENQUIRY THAT WE'VE PUT IN HAND NOW, WILL DO THAT AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
"WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED WILL PUT IN PLACE."
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RESPONDING TO A SUGGESTION TO SET UP A SPECIAL EMERGENCY CENTRE TO DEAL WITH NATURAL DISASTERS, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE HAVE THE CNTA AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES SCHEME IS DESIGNED TO DO JUST THIS TO CO-ORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE.
"THE CNTA IMMEDIATELY
MOBILISED THEMSELVES. WE HAD THE DISTRICT OFFICERS WORKING VERY LONG HOURS. THEY HAD AN EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTRE. THEY HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY WELL IN DOING JUST THE JOB THEY WERE SET UP TO DO.
"SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DEVISE ANY FUTURE ORGANISATION."
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WATER SUPPLY TO TUEN MUN RESUMES TOMORROW.
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO TUEN MUN WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING, STARTING AT 6 AM, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, ANNOUNCED TONIGHT.
MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, HE THANKED THOSE MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF, WHO HAVE WORKED LONG HOURS, FOR THEIR DEVOTION IN RESTORING FULL SUPPLY IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
"THE NATURE AND SERIOUSNESS OF THE WATER INTERRUPTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. BUT WITH THIS CONCERTED EFFORT, WE HAVE MANAGED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM MUCH EARLIER THAN WE EXPECTED, HE SAID.
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MEANWHILE, WATER TANKERS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SUPPLY IN TUEN MUN UNTIL NORMAL SUPPLY RESUMES TOMORROW MORNING.
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