CO129-540-5 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Waterworks scheme 11-5-1932 - 7-12-1932 — Page 132

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WATER

PROBLEM.

THE CHAIRMAN.-There is one further matter for the Committee. You heard the scheme outlined by the Honourable Director of Public Works for a better distributed supply. It will involve a cost of $25,000, it is estimated, and as the Government has approved of this scheme we would like to proceed at once with it so that the Director of Public Works can have the whole scheme in working order within the time that he mentioned, a few days— seven to ten days I think. There has been no time to put the formal vote before you this afternoon, but we want the informal approval of the Committee to proceed with the work at once.

HON. MR. TS'O.-Will the present supply be disturbed during the time the improvements are being made?

THE CHAIRMAN.-In no way. I take it this is informally approved and awaits only the formal vote.

The Committee agreed.

All the votes were approved.

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