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Statement by WSD on water supply to Ma On Shan
In response to the contamination of fresh water supply to Chung On Estate and Kam Fung Court in Ma On Shan by salt water last Saturday (March 1), a spokesman for the Water Supplies Department (WSD) said today (Monday):
"Upon receipt of reports on the incident, the WSD, in conjunction with the Housing Department (HD), carried out thorough investigations immediately. The results confirmed that fresh water supplied to the two estates by the WSD remained normal and was free from contamination by salt water. The WSD was informed that contractors employed by the HD were laying internal water mains within the affected
estates.
"The WSD also made immediate arrangements for water wagons to supply fresh water to the residents and assisted the HD in supervising the cleansing of the fresh water supply system in the estates.
"To safeguard the health of the residents, salt water supply to these estates was suspended.
"The WSD takes a very serious view of the incident. Salt water supply to the estates will not resume until the HD has established the cause of contamination and rectified the situation."
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Central allocation of primary one places
All children who have applied for a public-sector primary one place but have not secured a discretionary place will be centrally allocated to a government or aided primary school for school entry in September 1997.
Parents will receive a letter from the School Places Allocation Section (Primary One Admission) of the Education Department requesting them to collect a "Choice of Schools" form and a list of all government and aided primary schools in their home Net from a specified distribution/collection centre between Saturday (March 8) and March 10 (Monday) from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm.