CO129-518-8 Colonial Development Fund- requests and recommendations for monetary assistance for various projects 30-8-1929 - 28-2-1930 — Page 46

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Memorandum for the Ellis' signature

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APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE COLONIAL

DEVELOHMENT FUND FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.

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Description of schemes.

(a)

The Aberdeem Valley Water scheme.

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12. Martin 16/11

(b)

The Sheng-mun water scheme.

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The cost is $525000-to

be paid up emly

in 19306

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Despite extensive developments in the

reservoir system of Hong Kong it has not been possible

to keep abreast of the ever-growing demand for water.

During periods of drought the supply has always been precarious and the cause of much anxiety. The fact two

intressed apertene stormally low rainfall.

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schemes

A number of prerosals have been put forward

to meet this situation; the present proposals are

concerned with two of these.

(a)

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The Aberdeen Valley scheme offers a new

source of supply within the Island and thus possesses

obvious advantages from the points of view of

convenience and of defence.

The scheme provides for the resumption of

the Colony's water rights in the Aberdeen Valley (on

the South of the Island), an area where these had

been alienated for commercial purposes at a time when the rapid expansion of Hong Kong was not foreseen.

The Government is taking over a storage reservoir

with a capacity of 92 million gallons constructed by

the Tai Shing Paper Manufacturing Company, on payment

for the Company's rights, lands and buildings:

ho contam additional reservoir, with a curacity of 175 million

gallons,

is being constructed, together with ancillary

to cut $900,000,

works

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