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Tuesday, June 20, 1972

HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

The Chief Engineer (Construction) of the Public Works Department,

Mr. Li Hin-wing said today the construction of reservoirs in Hong Kong

had attracted international attention and earned international praise.

Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Kowloon

East at the Peninsula Hotel, he said two of the projects currently

receiving worldwide attention were the High Island scheme on the Sai

Kung Peninsula and the desalination plant near Castle Peak.

Work on

both schemes is already well under way.

Mr. Li added: "The days of looking up to Heaven for rain should

become a thing of the past."

In the distribution of water, he said, the Government had adopted

the use of computers and this had helped solve a rather complicated matter.

"Professional staff are employed to deal with the recording of the

daily storage. Information on water consumption in various districts,

together with the record of rainfall as forecast by the Royal Observatory

are fed into a computer to obtain the best results.

"The use of computers is a must nowadays, if water is to be

distributed most economically," Mr. Li said.

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