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FINE RING HOVERNMENT INFORMATION

DAILY

INFORMATION

SERVICES BULLETIN

Saturday, August 12, 1972

IMPROVED WATER SUPPLY TO HIGH LEVEL AREAS ON HONG KONG ISLAND

Steps are being taken to improve the water supplies to the high-level

areas of Mt. Cameron, Blacks Link, Tai Hang and Jardines Lookout where the

rapid development demands an increase in water supply.

A new circular service reservoir will be built at Blacks Link to

serve the residents and new development in this area and Mt. Cameron.

Tenders are being invited for the construction of the 50,000-gallon.

capacity reservoir and the associated mains,

Work is expected to start in October this year and should be ready

by June 1973.

An improvement project for the other areas includes increasing the

capacity of pumping mains to the service reservoirs at Middle Gap Jardines

Lookout and Tai Hang, and the installation of new pumping equipment at the

Eastern Pumping Station.

Tenders for this phase of the work will be called at a later date.

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At present, water supplies to the high-level areas are from the Eastern

Pumping Station via a system of service reservoirs situated within the areas.

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