FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1994
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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE AUCTION.
A PRESS AREA WILL BE DESIGNATED. PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE ADVISED BRING ALONG TELEPHOTO LENSES.
TWO WATER PROJECTS FOR NT
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR IN TAN KWAI TSUEN, ASSOCIATED MAIN-LAYING WORKS.
YUEN LONG AND
BUILDING THE
FRESH
THE CONTRACT COVERS SITE FORMATION, CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 38,000 CUBIC METRES
MAINS; AND AND OUTLET
LAYING OF 1.3 AND THE
INLET ASSOCIATED KILOMETRES OF DISTRIBUTION MAINS IN SIU HONG COURT AREA, TUEN MUN.
UPON COMPLETION BETWEEN NORTHERN IMPROVED TO
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN JUNE THIS YEAR. AT THE END OF 1996, FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO THE AREA TUEN MUN AND THE YUEN LONG TUEN MUN CORRIDOR WILL BE COPE WITH THE GROWING DEMAND.
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MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF ABOUT 2.7 KILOMETRES OF WATER MAINS AND 450 METRES OF FOUL DRAIN ALONG CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD IN MANG KUNG UK AND HA YEUNG, SAI KUNG.
UPON COMPLETION
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN MAY THIS YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER 1995, WATER SUPPLY TO THE SOUTHERN HINTERLAND KWAN O WILL BE IMPROVED TO CATER FOR FUTURE DEMANDS.
THE FOUL DRAIN, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL HELP TO CONVEY SEWAGE FROM TAI PO TSAI AND MANG KUNG UK AREAS TO
IN SYSTEM DISPOSAL.
TSRUNG KWAN ()
FOR
SUBSEQUENT
TREATMENT
OF TSEUNG
COLLECT AND SEWERAGE THE AND ULTIMATE
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FORMS OF TENDER AND DETAILS OF THE TWO PROJECTS CAN BE OBTAINED THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 44TH FLOOR, GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG,
FROM
TENDER OFFERS WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON FEBRUARY 25.
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DREDGING WORKS OFF NINEPIN ISLANDS
THE
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO DREDGE SAND FROM THE SEABED OFF NINEPIN GROUP OF ISLANDS TO MEET CONSTRUCTION AND RECLAMATION NEEDS IN THE TERRITORY.
NECESSARY MEASURES
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL WOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE WORKS FROM AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
FORESHORE
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED COVERS ABOUT 440 HECTARES OF AND SEABED SOUTH OF THE NINEPIN GROUP OF ISLANDS. DREDGING MAY START IN MID-1994 AND BE COMPLETED BY ABOUT MID-1996.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT
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