CO129-511-20 Hong Kong Water supply- report by Committee for Imperial Defence 28-10-1928 - 28-10-1928 — Page 16

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ENCLOSURE

NOTES ON HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY,

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Governor 's despatch 30.1.28.

Report of D.P.W. 14.3.28.

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1.

Present situation.

(a) Hong Kong Island.

In spite of extensive development

of the reservoir system it has not been possible to keep

abreast of demands for water, and during periods of drought

the supply has always been precarious and the cause of

much anxiety. It has only been possible to give a full

continuous water supply to the City during 3 of the past

20 years.

The capacity of the existing waterworks at Hong Kong

Island is 7.25 million gallons per day, which, with a

population of approximately 875,000, amounts to just over

8 gallons per head per diem.

The estimated daily requirements (peace time) for

1932 are 11.6 million gallons per day, so that, unless the

water supply is augmented, there would at that date be a deficiency of 4 million gallons per day, anny

day, any t Catchment areas The present water supply system of the and reperin wie (b) Kowloon.

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Kowloon territory has a capacity of 5 million gallons per

day. of this 2.5 million gallons are derived from the first section of the Shing Mun scheme, which is nearly completed except for the cross harbour pipes to Hong Kong, (see

paragraph 2 (b) below). The estimated consumption for

1932 for the leased territory is 4.9 million gallons per day. It is therefore clear that the present Kowloon system,

including the first section of the Shing Mun scheme, would not be able to provide any appreciable quantity of water

for Hong Kong Island after 1932.

2.

Schemes which have been proposed for increasing the water supply.

(a) Aberdeen Scheme. This is a scheme for increasing the

supply on Hong Kong Island itself. It would take 3 years

to complete, and the total cost may reach 3,000,000 dollars.

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